Beim Alten Bahnhof 2Festspielhaus 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'”.