Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Bayreuth Baroque 2021 from 1-14 September

In 2020, Bayreuth Baroque was one of the few festivals in Europe that was able to realise its programme as announced – against all odds of the Corona pandemic. And this year, too, the festival presents jewels of baroque opera at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Margravial Opera House from 01 – 14 September.

As a first highlight of this year’s edition, Nicola Porpora’s opera “Carlo il Calvo” will return with performances on 1, 3 and 5 September. With Julia Lezhneva, Franco Fagioli, Max Emanuel Cencic and Bruno de Sá, the world-class cast of the previous year could be engaged again. The opera rediscovery in Max Emanuel Cencic’s production was acclaimed throughout Europe last year and was recently voted “Best New Production of 2020” by the readers of the French online magazine ForumOpéra.

Bayreuth Baroque took place for the first time in the Corona Year 2020. In each case, 200 spectators were able to experience the performances live and on site. In addition, countless viewers worldwide were reached through the Festival’s online edition, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Mezzo TV.

In March, the Festival’s Artistic Director Max Emanuel Cencic was awarded the Honorary Prize of the German Record Critics for his artistic work. The presentation of this award and the laudation will take place during the 2021 Festival.

The complete Festival programme and the start of ticket sales for Bayreuth Baroque 2021 will be announced here by May.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Bayreuth Baroque 2020 Online, in TV and Radio

Dear friends of Bayreuth Baroque,

We are very pleased to announce the upcoming broadcasts and streaming offers from our 2020 season:

Media library / livestream of Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcast):

Vivica Genaux – Lautten Compagney (Wolfgang Katschner) in the Margravial Opera House (recording from 12.9.2020)

Joyce DiDonato – My Favourite Things – starting 31.12. 20.05 (recording from 6.9.2020)

N.A. Porpora: Carlo il Calvo – starting  02.01. 7.00 (recording from 8.9.2020)

L. Vinci: Gismondo, Rè die Polonia – starting 02.01. 19.05 (recording from 11.9.2020)

Radio – Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcast):

29.12.2020 19.05 Vivica Genaux – Lautten Compagney (Wolfgang Katschner) in the Margravial Opera House (recording from 12.9.2020)

31.12.2020 12.05 Joyce DiDonato – Il pomo d’oro (Frencesco Corti) in the Margravial Opera House (recording from 6.9.2020)

02.01.2021 19.05 N.A. Porpora: Carlo il Calvo – Armonia Atenea (Geroge Petrou) in the Margravial Opera House (recording from 8.9.2020)

Live HD TV – mezzo.tv is broadcasting worldwide:

New: 06.03.2021 16.55 Joyce DiDonato – My Favourite Things

19.12., 23.12., 24.12., 29.12.2020, 01.01.2021 Vivica Genaux – Lautten Compagney (Wolfgang Katschner) in the Margravial Opera House)

13.12., 18.12., 20.12., 23.12., 24.12., 27.12., 29.12.2020, 01.01.2021 N.A. Porpora: Carlo il Calvo – Armonia Atenea (Geroge Petrou) in the Margravial Opera House

We wish you a contemplative time
Your team from Bayreuth Baroque

Monday, September 14, 2020

Thank you!

Dear guests and friends of Bayreuth Baroque,

we are grateful that we could finish Bayreuth Baroque with Gismondo, Ré di Polonia.

Our programme book will soon be available for order (sent by post). It will be available on site in the bookshop Breuer & Sohn, Luitpoldplatz 9.

Bayreuth Baroque Online Edition

Soon we will inform you in this place about new broadcasts, e.g. in the BR Mediathek (Carlo il Calvo) from the end of October 2020, and at mezzo.tv.

Thank you for coming and your trust. We look forward to meeting you and those who could not be here this year, next year. The planning has already begun.