The 2027 Munich Opera Festival, running from June 22 to July 31, 2027, offers a diverse programme featuring opera, ballet, concerts, recitals and the free open-air series ‘Opera for All’. At its heart is the premiere of Richard Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung”, which completes Munich’s new Ring of the Nibelung.
The Münchner Opernfestspiele (Munich Opera Festival) has been organised since 1875. The Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) itself looks back on over 350 years of history and is one of the most renowned opera houses in the world.
The festival stages are the Nationaltheater (theatre), the Prinzregententheater (theatre) and the Cuvilliés-Theater (theatre). As part of the annual festival workshop, modern music theatre is also performed at unusual venues.
The Munich Opera Festival will take place from June 22 to July 31, 2027.
Under the motto “Verging wie Hauch der Götter Geschlecht” (“Though the race of gods passed away like a breath”), the 2027 festival summer is dedicated to Richard Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung”. The opera premieres at the Nationaltheater on 27 June. With it, Tobias Kratzer and Vladimir Jurowski complete their new Munich Ring of the Nibelung, which can be seen in two full cycles in July. A symposium with Ludwig Maximilian University (24 to 26 June) and an expanded Ring exhibition at the Nationaltheater accompany the premiere. On 16 July, the Prinzregententheater follows with the premiere of Benjamin Britten’s “Death in Venice”.
The programme also features opera classics such as “Rigoletto”, “Carmen” and “Madama Butterfly”, ballet from the Bavarian State Ballet, including the opening gala “Glanzlichter”, as well as chamber concerts and song recitals, with artists such as Diana Damrau, Lisette Oropesa, Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko.
“Opera for all“ has been an integral part of the Opera Festival for over 20 years. On July 17, 2027, enthusiastic opera fans will once again gather on Max-Joseph-Platz in front of the Nationaltheater, equipped with picnic baskets and blankets, to watch the free live broadcast of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold”. The opera is transmitted live from the Nationaltheater to the square from 8 pm.
Tickets for the paid programme of the Munich Opera Festival 2027 with music theatre, ballet and concerts are available here. The processing of ticket orders for the 2027 Opera Festival begins on 1 February 2027. If demand exceeds the available tickets, the decision will be made by drawing lots.
All information about the Opera Festival can be found at www.staatsoper.de.
