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Bayreuth
Coordinates: 4957′N 1135′E
Bayreuth (pronounced [baɪˈɾɔʏt]) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. It is the capital of Upper Franconia. Population: 74,392 (2004).
Richard Wagner and Bayreuth
The city is best known for its association with the composer Richard Wagner, who lived in Bayreuth from 1872 until his death in 1883. Wagner's villa, 'Wahnfried', was constructed in Bayreuth under the sponsorship of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and was converted after World War II into a Wagner Museum. To the north of Bayreuth is the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, an opera house specially constructed for and exclusively devoted to the performance of Wagner's operas. The premieres of the final two works of Wagner's Ring Cycle, the cycle as a whole, and of Parsifal took place here.
Every summer, Wagner's operas are performed at the Festspielhaus during the month-long Richard Wagner Festival, commonly known as the Bayreuth Festival. The Festival draws thousands of attendees each year, and has consistently been sold-out since its inauguration in 1876. Currently, waiting lists for tickets can stretch for up to 10 years or even much more.
Sights
New Castle, seat of the margraves from 1753 on
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Richard Wagner Museum (Villa Wahnfried)
Jean-Paul Museum
Margrave's Opera House, one of the finest Baroque theatres of Europe, built in the 18th century
The German Masonic Museum
The Goldener Anker hotel
baroque parks
park of Eremitage and Old Castle, former seat of the margraves, outside the inner town
castle and park of Fantaisie, in the vicinity of Bayreuth
park Sanspareil, about 30 km west of Bayreuth
City partnerships
Annecy, France
Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany
La Spezia, Italy
Famous Citizens
Friederike Sophie Wilhelmine, Princess of Prussia 1709-1758
Jean Paul, writer 1763-1825
Richard Wagner, composer 1813-1883
German industrial/gothic band Das Ich
Florian Mayer, tennis player
Economy and traffic
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