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Illusions – like Swan Lake

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany
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Important Info
Type: Ballet
City: Baden-Baden, Germany
Starts at: 19:30
Acts: 2

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Festival

The World of John Neumeier 2026

The Summer Festival at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will be led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, chief conductor of New York’s Metropolitan Opera. He regularly stands on the podium of the world’s most prominent orchestras – and reveals that he is also a passionate chamber musician, performing with friends from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.  

Overview

John Neumeier's Illusions – like Swan Lake combines motifs from Tchaikovsky's ballet with the biography of the Bavarian "Fairy Tale King" Ludwig II. In a mixture of classical reconstruction and psychological drama, Swan Lake becomes a canvas for inner conflicts. Neumeier addresses loneliness, longing, and the border between reality and illusion – integrating parts of the original choreography by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa.

Choreographer John Neumeier was inspired by the life and suffering of King Ludwig II for his ballet drama Illusions - Like Swan Lake.

Neumeier links Ludwig’s biography with motifs from Swan Lake and uses a careful reconstruction of the second act with Lev Ivanov's step material and the "Black Swan Pas de deux". In Neumeier's production, the king escapes into the theatrical reality of a Swan Lake performance. Here he longs for redemption from his existential torment. The unfinished walls of Herrenchiemsee Castle also reappear – an image of his unquenchable longing for fulfilment and, at the same time, his prison. The breathtaking final image finally captures the existentially tragic dimension of human desire for love in all its unfulfilledness.

Venue Info

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden - Baden-Baden
Location   Beim Alten Bahnhof 2

Festspielhaus Baden-BadenGermany’s largest opera and concert house, with a 2,500 seat capacity.

Festspielhaus is located in Baden-Baden and is considered one of the most unique halls in the world, where today are the best artists and musicians.

Festspielhaus – the second largest concert hall in Europe, which in addition to Symphony concerts, Opera festivals, ballet and Opera performances are held. In fact, the hall serves as an Opera house.

The Festspielhaus seats 2,500 spectators. It was opened on 18 April 1998. The decision to build a festival Palace in Baden-Baden was made in the mid-90s. The Central hall of the Festspielhaus is located in the building of the former railway station and is a masterpiece of neoclassical architecture. The modern auditorium was built of glass and concrete on the site of the aprons. The hall has a unique acoustics.

Every year the Festspielhaus hosts 5 major music festivals: Winter, Easter, Trinity festival, Summer and Autumn. In the intervals between them on the stage are the best theater, Opera, Symphony and ballet groups of the world, entertainment shows, jazz evenings.

Among the world's “stars”, whose work is associated with this concert hall, appear Anne-Sophie mutter, Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Robert Wilson, Christian Lacroix, Daniel Barenboim.  Almost every year the Mariinsky Opera and ballet companies perform at the Festspielhaus. It should be noted that the scene Festspielhaus the recordings were made famous productions of operas by Richard Wagner – “Lohengrin” and “Persifal'”.

Important Info
Type: Ballet
City: Baden-Baden, Germany
Starts at: 19:30
Acts: 2
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