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Bayreuth Festival Tickets for Wagner’s Festspielhaus
Bayreuth Festival tickets open the doors of the Festspielhaus, the theatre Richard Wagner built on the Green Hill to stage his own operas exactly as he intended. Every summer since 1876, apart from the war years, Wagner’s music has returned to the house designed for it, and a first visit to Bayreuth remains one of the great ambitions of any opera lover.
Access is famously hard. The Festspielhaus seats fewer than 2,000 people, the season runs for around thirty performances, and the official allocation has long meant waits of several years. Guests come to us for a first pilgrimage to the Green Hill, a milestone birthday, a return to a favourite production or an evening with clients. TicketsToSee has sourced tickets for sold-out events for over 20 years, and your seating area and price are confirmed with you before you commit.
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Bayreuth Festival Key Facts
Bayreuth Festival 2027 runs from 24 July to 24 August 2027 at the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Germany, with new productions of Lohengrin and Parsifal alongside revivals of Tannhäuser and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. TicketsToSee sources reserved seats for every opera performance on request, with your seating area and price confirmed before you book.
- Dates: 24 July to 24 August 2027
- Venue: Festspielhaus, Festspielhügel 1, 95445 Bayreuth, Germany
- Programme: Lohengrin and Parsifal (new productions), Tannhäuser and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (revivals)
- Performances: 27 opera performances, plus the Festspiel Open Air on 24 and 28 July
- Start time: 16:00 for every opera performance; the Open Air begins at 20:00
- Not scheduled: Der Ring des Nibelungen is not part of the 2027 programme
- Seller: TicketsToSee, an independent London ticket broker; not the festival box office
Bayreuth Festival Tickets by Opera
Four operas make up the season, each performed between five and eight times across the five weeks.
Lohengrin Tickets at Bayreuth
A new production opens the festival on 25 July. Ilaria Lanzino directs and Tarmo Peltokoski conducts, both making their Bayreuth debuts. Michael Spyres sings the title role, with Elsa Dreisig as Elsa, Georg Zeppenfeld as King Heinrich, Judit Kutasi and Jordan Shanahan.
Parsifal Tickets at Bayreuth
Wagner wrote Parsifal for this theatre, and a new production arrives on 26 July. Christian Thielemann conducts and Ersan Mondtag directs, with designs by the painters Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy. Piotr Beczała sings Parsifal, with Michael Volle as Amfortas and Michèle Losier as Kundry.
Tannhäuser Tickets at Bayreuth
Tobias Kratzer’s celebrated production returns for its final festival season. Thomas Guggeis makes his Bayreuth debut in the pit, and Klaus Florian Vogt sings the title role.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Tickets
Matthias Davids’ production returns under Simone Young, with Michael Volle as Hans Sachs and Klaus Florian Vogt as Walther von Stolzing. It is Wagner’s warmest and longest opera, and one of the most requested evenings of the season.
Festspiel Open Air
The festival opens on 24 July with an outdoor concert in the grounds below the Festspielhaus, repeated on 28 July. Both begin at 20:00.
Bayreuth Festival Performance Schedule
The Bayreuth Festival 2027 schedule is confirmed by the festival. All opera performances begin at 16:00.
July Performances
- Saturday 24 July: Festspiel Open Air (20:00)
- Sunday 25 July: Lohengrin, premiere of the new production
- Monday 26 July: Parsifal, premiere of the new production
- Tuesday 27 July: Tannhäuser
- Wednesday 28 July: Festspiel Open Air (20:00)
- Thursday 29 July: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- Friday 30 July: Lohengrin
- Saturday 31 July: Parsifal
August Performances
- Lohengrin: 3, 6, 10, 14, 20 and 24 August
- Parsifal: 4, 8, 12, 15, 19 and 22 August
- Tannhäuser: 1, 5, 11, 16 and 21 August
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: 7, 13, 18 and 23 August
- No performances on 2, 9 and 17 August
Choosing Your Bayreuth Dates
The opening week carries the premieres and the strongest demand. Many guests plan a stay of four or five days to see several operas in sequence, for example Lohengrin, Parsifal and Tannhäuser across 3 to 5 August or 14 to 16 August. Tell us which operas you want and we will suggest the best run of dates.
Bayreuth Festival Tickets Prices
Bayreuth Festival Price Guide
Seats for Bayreuth are priced on request, because availability differs by opera, date and seat category. We quote per person in pounds sterling, excluding VAT, and VAT and delivery are shown before you pay. Premieres, Parsifal and the central stalls command the highest prices; later August dates and side seats are usually easier to secure.
How Your Bayreuth Tickets Are Booked and Delivered
You tell us the operas, dates, number of guests and preferred seating area. We confirm availability and a price in writing, and your booking email names each performance, your seating area and the total paid. Tickets are sent before the festival with the entry details for each performance, and our London team stays in contact until you have them. Entry conditions set by the festival are confirmed with your booking.
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Request Bayreuth Festival Tickets
To request Bayreuth Festival 2027 tickets, send us your preferred operas and dates, the number of guests and any seating preference, and our Private Client Team will reply with availability and a price.
What to Expect at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Festspielhaus Seating and Acoustics
The auditorium is a steeply raked, fan-shaped amphitheatre with no central aisle, so every seat faces the stage. The orchestra plays beneath a covered pit that Wagner called the mystic abyss, which blends the sound and gives the house its famous acoustic. The seats are wooden and famously firm, and many regulars bring a thin cushion.
Performance Timings and Intervals
Performances begin at 16:00 and have two intervals of about an hour, time for dinner on the Green Hill. Longer operas such as Die Meistersinger finish at around 22:30. A brass fanfare played from the balcony of the Festspielhaus calls the audience back before each act, and doors close promptly.
Bayreuth Festival Dress Code
Bayreuth is one of the most formal evenings in the opera calendar. Dark suits or dinner jackets and evening or cocktail dresses are the norm. The house has no air conditioning and summer evenings can be warm, so light fabrics are sensible.
Dining on the Green Hill
The restaurants beside the Festspielhaus serve dinner in the intervals and book up for the whole season. Reserve your tables when you confirm your dates.
Getting to the Bayreuth Festival
Travel to Bayreuth
Bayreuth is in Upper Franconia, northern Bavaria. Nuremberg Airport is about an hour away by car, and regional trains run from Nuremberg to Bayreuth in around an hour. The Festspielhaus stands on the Green Hill, north of the town centre and a short walk or taxi ride from the station.
Hotels in Bayreuth
Hotels in the town are limited and fill for the whole festival. Many visitors stay in the surrounding Franconian countryside or in Nuremberg and travel in for each performance. Book accommodation as soon as your dates are confirmed.
Why Book Bayreuth Festival Tickets with TicketsToSee
- Over 20 years sourcing tickets for sold-out events, from our office at 7 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR
- A Private Client Team who handle your booking personally, in English
- Your seating area and price confirmed in writing before you commit
- Secure checkout, with VAT and delivery shown before you pay
- Contact us by phone on +44 (0)203 070 3997, WhatsApp or sales@ticketstosee.com
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Bayreuth Festival Tickets FAQs
When is the Bayreuth Festival?
The 2027 festival runs from 24 July to 24 August 2027. It opens with the Festspiel Open Air on 24 July, and the first opera performance is Lohengrin on 25 July.
Which operas are performed at Bayreuth?
The 2027 programme is Lohengrin and Parsifal in new productions, with revivals of Tannhäuser and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Der Ring des Nibelungen is not scheduled for 2027.
How do I get Bayreuth Festival tickets?
Send us your preferred operas, dates and number of guests using the form on this page, or call our Private Client Team on +44 (0)203 070 3997. We confirm availability, your seating area and a price before you book.
How much are Bayreuth Festival tickets?
Prices depend on the opera, the date and the seat category, so we quote on request. Every quote is per person in pounds sterling, excluding VAT, and is confirmed before you commit.
What time do Bayreuth performances start and finish?
Every opera performance starts at 16:00. With two intervals of about an hour, most performances finish between 21:00 and 22:30.
What should I wear to the Bayreuth Festival?
Formal evening dress is the norm, with dark suits or dinner jackets and evening or cocktail dresses. The Festspielhaus is not air-conditioned, so light fabrics are a good choice.
How do I get to Bayreuth?
Most visitors fly to Nuremberg and travel to Bayreuth by car or train, a journey of about an hour. The Festspielhaus is on the Green Hill, north of the town centre.
Book Bayreuth Festival Tickets
Request your seats for Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tannhäuser or Die Meistersinger, or speak to our Private Client Team on +44 (0)203 070 3997, WhatsApp or sales@ticketstosee.com.
Face value and terms
TicketsToSee is an independent broker and is not affiliated with the Bayreuth Festival or its box office. We recommend trying the official festival allocation first. Our prices are often higher than face value because of the cost of securing sold-out seats. All prices exclude VAT and delivery, which are shown at checkout.
The History of the Bayreuth Festival
Richard Wagner founded the festival to present his operas in a theatre built to his own design, away from the distractions of a large city. The first festival, in August 1876, gave the first complete performance of Der Ring des Nibelungen, and Parsifal received its premiere here in 1882.
A Festival Run by the Wagner Family
After Wagner’s death the festival passed to his widow Cosima and then through the family. It reopened in 1951 after the Second World War under his grandsons Wieland and Wolfgang Wagner, whose productions redefined how Wagner is staged. His great-granddaughter Katharina Wagner leads the festival today.
The Festspielhaus on the Green Hill
Wagner supervised the building of the Festspielhaus himself. Its hidden orchestra pit, darkened auditorium and fan-shaped seating were radical in the 1870s and shaped theatre design for the century that followed. The house still stages only Wagner’s works, and only his ten mature operas.
Booking Bayreuth Festival Tickets for a Group
For a Wagner society trip, a family celebration or a client visit, tell us the size of your group and the operas you want. Seats are allocated in pairs where possible, and for five or more guests we recommend calling before you book so we can plan the dates together.
Speak to Our Private Client Team
Call +44 (0)203 070 3997, message us on WhatsApp or email sales@ticketstosee.com. TicketsToSee is an independent ticket broker, trading for over 20 years from 7 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR.
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