Bayreuth Festival

A theatre and festival created for a single composer: with unmatched acoustics, continuously re-worked productions, and the finest musicianship – every Wagnerian’s goal is to gather on the green hill. In 2025, Die Meistersinger opens the Festival on Friday, July 25, directed by Matthis Davids, conducted by Daniele Gatti, and starring Georg Zeppenfeld and Michael Spyres. Two Ring cycles will be presented (July 26-31 and August 15-20), as well as Parsifal, Lohengrin, and Tristan und Isolde.

Members of the Wagner Society of New York have the opportunity to purchase Festival tickets (subject to availability) through the Society. We have requested a block of premium seating tickets to:

• Ring Cycle II, Aug. 15-20
• Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Aug. 22
• Tristan und Isolde, Aug. 23
• Parsifal, Aug. 24

Priority is first given to Members who have not received tickets recently, and then by order of receipt of application. Note that a contribution equal to 15% of the ticket price will be added. If, after submitting your request to WSNY, you obtain tickets through a different source please advise us as soon as possible.

For the 2025 Festival, requests were due on Friday, October 4, 2024 via online form submission. Those who submitted immediately received an email confirmation that their request was received and received follow-up information in the second week of November.

A second call for remaining tickets was opened on November 17 and requesters may use the form below. If you have not received a confirmation, please contact us. Questions regarding tickets may be sent to bayreuth@wagnersocietyny.org.

1. Members of the Gesellschaft der Freunde von Bayreuth have already received their full information on the Festival with order forms.

2. The Bayreuth Festival emailed, to those already registered, documents from the Kartenbüro in early September 2024. In a departure from past procedure, ticket requests will be given priority based upon date of receipt, although prior waiting years and credit balances will be considered. Some ticket limitations apply. Please see all rules and procedures for ordering online here.

3. In the past few years, a portion of the total number of Bayreuth Festival tickets is also available through immediate online sale, in a process separate from the ticket office orders described in paragraph 2, above. That process usually begins in December.

The Wagner Society of New York plans a series of English-language events, open to all, during the festival. In 2025 we will continue our Artists’ Talks series, where performers will discuss their careers, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth, and answer audience questions in an informal atmosphere.

We’ll also gather for post-performance dinners and drinks, and other tours and events are pending.