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BREAKING NEWS (Updated November 11, 2019)
The ticket ordering procedures for 2020 tickets have been changed by the Bayreuth Festival administration. Applications by members of Wagner societies were on an individual basis only; the deadline to apply for tickets at the Festival box office was Oct. 31. It is our understanding that the Festival will begin sending out tickets in December. Updates will be posted on this website as received.
Thanks to those who have informed us what you have ordered, so that we can track the progress of the new procedure. Also, if we know of any ticket availability between now and the Festival, we can notify you. WSNY will assist in any possible way. 2020 Festival calendar is posted below. -
2020 Bayreuth Calendar
The 2019 Bayreuth Festival Schedule is below. Click here to visit the Festival website and view recently announced cast members for each performance (subject to change):
July 2020
July 25, 4 pm Meistersinger
July 26, 4 pm Tannhäuser
July 27, 6 pm Das Rheingold
July 28, 4 pm Die Walküre
July 29, 4 pm Lohengrin
July 30, 4 pm Meistersinger
July 31, 4 pm Siegfried
August 2020
August 1, 4 pm Götterdämmerung
August 2, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 3, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 5, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 6, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 7, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 8, 6 pm Das Rheingold
August 9, 4 pm Die Walküre
August 10, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 11, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 12, 4 pm Siegfried
August 13, 4 pm Götterdämmerung
August 15, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 16, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 17, 6 pm Das Rheingold
August 18, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 19, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 20, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 21, 4 pm Siegfried
August 22, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 23, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 24, 6 pm Das Rheingold
August 25, 4 pm Die Walküre
August 27, 4 pm Siegfried
August 29, 4 pm Götterdämmerung
August 30, 7pm IX. Symphonie
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Previous Update (Oct. 11, 2019)
The Bayreuth Festival administration has announced changes to the ticket allocation process for obtaining 2020 tickets. Individual members of Wagner societies must apply directly, on an individual basis. WSNY will keep our members informed and will assist in any possible way. Updates will be posted on the WSNY website as received.
Please apply to the Festival Box Office for tickets via their website. Online application deadline: October 31. Deadline for applying for tickets by post/paper: October 16.
If you have not previously registered with the Festival box office, choose the option “My Festival,” at the top of the home page of www.bayreuther-festspiel.de. There you can register as a new customer. Then, you can apply to http://ticketshop.bayreuther-festspiele.de/en to open, complete and submit the form. Specify that you are a member of the Wagner Society of New York, which is a member society of the RWVI -
Access to Bayreuth Tickets and Lectures
As a benefit of its membership in Richard-Wagner-Verband International e.V., Wagner Society of New York is able to offer members exclusive opprtunities to apply for Bayreuth Festival tickets, which are reserved for current Members in at least the Regular or Dual Member categories, and are subject to availability. If you haven't renewed, click here to renew online, to keep au courant.