2008 Bayreuther Festspiele

The time of the year when all night activities come to a standstill, for the sake of catching live broadcasts of Wagner's operas live from Bayreuth. This year's programme runs from the 25th of July to the 28th of August.

Here are the festival dates:

Friday
25 July
Parsifal I
Saturday
26 July
Tristan I
Sunday
27 July
Meistersinger I
Monday
28 July
Rheingold I
Tuesday
29 July
Walküre I
Thursday
31 July
Siegfried I
Saturday
02 August
Götterdämmerung I
Sunday
03 August
Parsifal II
Monday
04 August
Meistersinger II
Tuesday
05 August
Tristan II
Wednesday
06 August
Parsifal III
Thursday
07 August
Meistersinger III
Friday
08 August
Rheingold II
Saturday
09 August
Walküre II
Sunday
10 August
Parsifal (Private Performance)
Monday
11 August
Siegfried II
Wednesday
13 August
Götterdämmerung II
Thursday
14 August
Tristan III
Friday
15 August
Meistersinger IV
Saturday
16 August
Parsifal V
Sunday
17 August
Siegfried (Private Performance)
Monday
18 August
Tristan IV
Tuesday
19 August
Meistersinger V
Wednesday
20 August
Rheingold III
Thursday
21 August
Walküre III
Saturday
23 August
Siegfried III
Monday
25 August
Götterdämmerung III
Tuesday
26 August
Tristan V
Wednesday
27 August
Meistersinger VI
Thursday
28 August
Parsifal VI


It's the Ring cycle and Tristan und Isolde that I'm looking forward to the most! (:
This year is Wolfgang Wagner's last Festival as leader. From 1966, when his brother Wieland Wagner died only 59 years old, Wolfgang Wagner has been artistic supervisor alone. Wonder who will take over next year.

More information from: http://www.wagneropera.net/Bayreuth/2008-Bayreuth-Festival-Programme.htm

Live broadcasts from http://www.br-online.de/bayern4klassik/index.xml (Bayern4Klassik, german radio) . Click on the Live Hören button.

and finally,

AC Douglas writes really good papers (reviews, critiques and musings) on his blog, www.soundsandfury.com

All operas start at 4pm (GMT +2), or 10pm Singapore time (GMT +8).

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