Klaus Florian Vogt, Andreas Schager, Camilla Nylund, Asmik Grigorian, Michael Volle & Elza van den Heever Lead Bayreuth Festival’s 2026 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2026 season.
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts “Rienzi” with Andreas Schager, Gabriela Scherer, Jennifer Holloway, Michael Nagy, and Matthias Stier. Magdolna Parditka and Alexandra Szemeredy direct the rarely performed work.
Performance Dates: July 26-August 26, 2026
Christian Thielemann will conduct The Ring Cycle, which Marcus Lobbes will curate. Michael Volle, Alexander Grassauer, Klaus Florian Vogt, Anna Kissjudit, Evelin Novak, Christa Mayer, Gerhard Siegel, Mika Kares, and Peter Rose star in “Das Rheingold” while Klaus Florian Vogt, Mika Kares, Michael Volle, Elza van den Heever, Camilla Nylund, and Anna Kissjudit will star in “Die Walküre.”
Klaus Florian Vogt, Gerhard Siegel, Michael Volle, Peter Rose, Christa Mayer, and Camilla Nylund star in “Siegfried” while Camilla Nylund, Klaus Florian Vogt, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Mika Kares, and Christa Mayer star in “Götterdämmerung.”
Performance Dates: July 27-August 16 with three cycles performed.
Mika Kares, Asmik Grigorian, Benjamin Bruns, and Nicholas Brownlee star in “Der Fliegende Holländer” with Oksana Lynviv.
Performance Dates: TBA
Pablo Heras-Casado conducts “Parsifal” with Michael Volle, Georg Zeppenfeld, Andreas Schager, Jordan Shanahan, and Miina-Liisa Värelä.
Performance Dates: TBA
Christian Thielemann conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Elza van den Heever, Christa Mayer, Piotr Beczała, and Georg Zeppenfeld.
Performance Dates: TBA
