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| Richard Wagner Festspielhaus | |
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 The Festspielhaus, home of the Bayreuth Festival, in 2006 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany |
| Coordinates | 49°57′36″N 11°34′47″E / 49.96000°N 11.57972°E |
| Groundbreaking | 1872 |
| Opened | 1876 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | after Gottfried Semper |
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The Bayreuth Festspielhaus or Bayreuth Festival Theatre[1] (German: Bayreuther Festspielhaus, pronounced [baɪˈʁɔʏtɐ ˈfɛstʃpiːlˌhaʊs]) is an opera house north of Bayreuth, Germany, built by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner and dedicated solely to the performance of his stage works. It is the venue for the annual Bayreuth Festival, for which it was specifically conceived and built. Its official name is Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus. It is the home of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
- ^ "The Bayreuth Festival Theatre". The history of the Bayreuth Festival. Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009.