28 August 2009
So classical music is boring, is it? You obviously haven't been to Bayreuth to marvel at the annual celebration of the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner.
Every year, between July 25 and August 28, thousands of Wagner fans from around the world descend on the little Bavarian town and wallow in some of the most spell-binding opera ever performed - from the Ring Cycle to the Parsifal. The world's largest Wagner Festival has been sold out since 1876, so get your bookings in by the previous October at the latest and cross your fingers.
Ticket booking - Application forms for the Richard Wagner Festival are available from the address below. For performances taking place the following year, applications should be returned just before mid October or nine months before the event takes place. Orders arriving previously will be considered as if arriving on this date. All enquiries and requests for booking forms should be addressed to:
Kartenbüro (Box Office)
Bayreuther Festspiele
Postfach 100262
D-95402 Bayreuth
Germany
Telephone enquiries between 11a.m and 12 noon, Mondays to Fridays; the number when dialling from the UK: 00 49 921 7878-0
Tickets may also be available from DERTOUR in London, Tel: 08701 420960
Please book your rooms through:
Gästedienst des Fremdenverkehrsvereins
Luitpoldplatz
D-95444 Bayreuth
Germany
But, not before receiving confirmation of your ticket reservations. The "Gästedienst" (Tourist Office) will book rooms for you in or near Bayreuth.
