(Photo Credit: © Lukasz Rajchert)

The Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival has announced its seventh edition, running Sept. 4–13, 2026.

Händel’s “Floridante” receives six performances as a co-production with the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the International Handel Festival Karlsruhe. Artistic Director Max Emanuel Cencic stages and sings the title role with Eva Zalenga, Sonja Runje, Bruno de Sá, Pavel Kudinov, and Yannis François.

Performance Dates: September 4- 13, 2026

Countertenor Christophe Dumaux appears with Les Accents under Thibault Noally in a Händel program.

Performance Date: September 2026 (TBA)

Soprano Julia Lezhneva performs with Baptiste Lopez and the Basel Chamber Orchestra in a program of “suitcase arias.”

Performance Date: September 2026 (TBA)

Federico Fiorio, Maayan Licht, and Dennis Orellana appear together in a concert titled “The Sopranos.”

Performance Date: September 2026 (TBA)

At the Friedrichsforum, Emöke Baráth and Andreas Scholl make their festival debuts in a program of arias and duets.

Performance Date: September 2026 (TBA)

There will also be concerts at Bayreuth’s Palace Church featuring Petr Nekoranec with Kateřina Ochmanová and the ensemble I Porporini with Maximiliano Danta.

Performance Dates: September 2026 (TBA)

Finally, there will be culinary events include a gala dinner at Schloss Birken and a brunch at the Eremitage Orangerie.

The Wrocław Baroque Orchestra serves as the 2026 resident orchestra under Markellos Chryssicos. International broadcasts will be offered through BR-Klassik, Mezzo TV, and ARTE.