Four festival premières, three first performances and an almost six-week programme of opera and ballet productions, evenings of song and the two free "Oper für Alle" (Opera for All) open-airs enchant thousands of local and international opera lovers every year.
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.
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.
Info on the Opera Festival at www.staatsoper.de