Bayreuth Festival 2026 Opening Night: Rienzi
26 JULY 2026: Celebrate Bayreuth’s 150th anniversary with the festival’s first-ever Rienzi, streamed live worldwide on STAGE+.
Bayreuth Festival © Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Opening the 2026 Bayreuth Festival in its 150th anniversary year, this live stream presents Wagner’s Rienzi, his early grand opera and once his greatest success, at the Festspielhaus for the first time. The new production is staged by award-winning directors Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka, with Nathalie Stutzmann conducting an outstanding cast led by Andreas Schager in the title role, alongside Gabriela Scherer as Irene and Jennifer Holloway as Adriano. Combining monumental choruses, political spectacle and intimate tragedy, Rienzi launches this landmark Bayreuth Festival in unforgettable style. Outside Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the production is available exclusively on STAGE+.
Recording location Richard Wagner Festspielhaus
Recording date 2026-07-26
Video format UHD 4K
Audio format Stereo
Production Company BF Medien GmbH
Distribution VOD BF Medien GmbH
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