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 2027, the Festival opens with a new production of Lohengrin directed by Ilaria Lanzino, with Tarmo Peltokoski on the podium and starring Michael Spyres (Lohengrin), Elsa Dreisig (Elsa von Brabant), and Jordan Shanahan (Telramund).  Then a new Parsifal will be performed, directed by Ersan Mondtag, conducted by Christian Thielemann, starring Mika Kares (Gurnemanz), Michael Volle (Amfortas), Michèle Losier (Kundry), and Christopher Sokolowski and Piotr Beczała splitting the role of Parsifal. Revivals of Matthias Davids’ Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Tobias Kratzer’s Tannhäuser round out the season.

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

Wednesday, August 18, 2027 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Thursday, August 19, 2027 Parsifal

Friday, August 20, 2027 Lohengrin

Saturday, August 21, 2027 Tannhäuser

Ticket requests will open Saturday, 3 October at 12:00 noon EST and close on Saturday, 10 October at 12:00 noon EST online here.

Application requires the payment of a $100 application fee per person per request, payable online via credit card. A member may request up to two tickets per performance.

Members seeking tickets for dates outside this block should apply directly at the Festival ticket office, and may indicate in their account that they are a member of the Wagner Society of New York. See our Bayreuth FAQ for more information on other ways to obtain tickets to the festival; members wishing to buy or sell tickets may visit our Ticket Exchange.

Ticketing Policies:

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.

Questions regarding tickets may be sent to bayreuth@wagnersocietyny.org.