Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026 (2026)
Opening the 2026 Bayreuth Festival in its 150th anniversary year, this live stream presents Wagner’s Rienzi, his early grand opera and once his greatest success, in the Festspielhaus for the first time. The staging is entrusted to award-winning directors Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka, while Nathalie Stutzmann conducts a superb cast led by Heldentenor Andreas Schager in the title role, with Gabriela Scherer as Irene and Jennifer Holloway as Adriano. With its massed choruses, public spectacle and private tragedy, Rienzi promises to open this landmark Bayreuth Festival in unmissable style.
Top Cast
Andreas Schager
Cola Rienzi
Gabriela Scherer
Irene
Andreas Bauer Kanabas
Stefano Colonna
Jennifer Holloway
Adriano
Michael Nagy
Paolo Orsini
Vitalij Kowaljow
Raimondo
Matthias Stier
Baroncelli
Michael Kupfer-Radecky
Cecco del Vecchio
Victoria Randem
The Messenger of Peace
Nathalie Stutzmann
Self - Conductor
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What is Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026 about?
Opening the 2026 Bayreuth Festival in its 150th anniversary year, this live stream presents Wagner’s Rienzi, his early grand opera and once his greatest success, in the Festspielhaus for the first time. The staging is entrusted to award-winning directors Alexandra Szemerédy and…
When was Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026 released?
Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026 was released in 2026.
What genres does Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026 belong to?
Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026 is categorised as Music, Drama, History.
Who stars in Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026?
The cast of Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026 includes Andreas Schager, Gabriela Scherer, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Jennifer Holloway, Michael Nagy.