Four festival premieres, three world premieres and an almost six-week programme of opera and ballet performances, recitals, concerts and the two free “Oper für alle“ (Opera for All) open-air performances will once again delight thousands of local and international opera fans from 28 June to 31 July.
The Munich Opera Festival has been held since 1875. The Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Oper) itself looks back on a history of over 350 years and is one of the most renowned opera houses in the world.
Festival stages are the National Theatre, the Prinzregententheater and the Cuvilliés Theatre. As part of the annual Festival Workshop, modern music theatre is also performed at unusual venues.
Highlights in 2024 include the two opera premieres of the Munich Opera Festival, the contemporary opera “Le Grand Macabre“ by György Ligeti and “Pelléas et Mélisande“ by Claude Debussy, a masterpiece of musical impressionism. Those who love the music of Giacoma Puccini and Richard Wagner will be particularly well catered for. Richard Wagner's “Tannhäuser“ and “Parsifal“ as well as “Tosca“ and “La fanciulla del West“ by Giacomo Puccini are on the programme for 2024.
“Oper für alle“ (Opera for all) has been an integral part of the opera festival for over 20 years. Opera aficionados gather on Max-Joseph-Platz in front of the National Theatre, equipped with picnic baskets and blankets, for the free live broadcast. Puccini's Tosca will be performed there in 2024.
Info on the Opera Festival at www.staatsoper.de
