Movie·2026
Rienzi: Bayreuth Festival 2026
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Synopsis
Opening the 2026 Bayreuth Festival in its 150th anniversary year, this live stream presents Wagnerâs 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 SzemerĂ©dy 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.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
