Welcome to
baroque heaven

4-14 September 2025

Margravial Opera House,
Bayreuth

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The 2025 programme

In 2025, the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival will once again offer Baroque opera of the very highest quality. With staged opera and concerts in unique performance venues, artist talks, gala dinners and brunches, the programme will once again allow you to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Baroque opera in all its facets.

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Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Under the artistic direction of the internationally acclaimed countertenor, director, and cultural manager, Max Emanuel Cencic, the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival opened its doors for the first time in September 2020. Since then, Bayreuth Baroque has established itself as an award-winning fixture in Baroque music.

The festival now offers two staged opera productions with top-class casts at the Margravial Opera House every year and numerous concerts featuring star singers from the contemporary Baroque scene.

The theater, originally opened in 1748, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012, and reopened in 2018 after a restoration in line with monument preservation standards, brings to life rarely performed masterpieces from its time. By staging Baroque opere serie in their original setting, one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world is awakened from its museum-like slumber, making its era sensually come alive again.

News from the world of the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Here you will always find the latest information and updates about the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival. Keep up to date with the latest events, news and fascinating insights into the festival. Don’t miss any news from the world of the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Bayreuth Baroque 2025 on TV und stream

Bayreuth Baroque 2025 ended on September 14 as spectacularly as it began.

Some of the special moments can be experienced again – or for the first time – on television and via streaming:
Marina Viotti on October 12, 2025, at 9:45 p.m. on ARD alpha
Carlo Vistoli on October 19, 2025, at 9:45 p.m. on ARD alpha
“Pompeo Magno” on October 26, 2025, at 9:45 p.m. on ARD alpha
“Terra Mater” on November 2, 2025, at 9:45 p.m. on ARD alpha

These and the gala evening with Julia Lezhneva and Franco Fagioli are available to stream on arte Concert

 

 

 

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Ticket purchase now possible

Ticket sales have started – don’t hesitate to secure your tickets for Bayreuth Baroque (4 to 14 September 2025).

If the rush is very high, you will be directed to a queue where you may have to wait a few minutes.

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Bayreuth Baroque 2025

The program for the 2025 season of the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival from 4 to 14 September 2025 was announced on Friday 6 December. Max Emanuel Cencic presented all the details in conversation with Ursula Adamski-Störmer (Bayerischer Rundfunk) at Schloss Birken. Ticket sales start on Thursday 12.12.2024. With the Gold Card you can secure your desired tickets in advance.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Experience Bayreuth Baroque Online!

The premiere of Max Emanuel Cencic’s production of Porpora’s Ifigenia in Aulide on September 5 was a resounding success. “Captivating and thrilling,” some said, while others cheered it as “imaginative, creative, and innovative.”

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