theater baden-baden (festspielhaus)

mcfb82

A short walk from the centre of the town.Good auditorium with good acoustics.Easy to book - we did it online and collected the tickets before the concert, no problem.Very comfortable seats.Serves swanky bites to eat and posh drinks, but rather expensive.

AlmaGreve

The auditorium, built on the site of the old railway-station, parts of which it incorporates, is an architectural marvel. The artists -- at least at the summer festival -- are usually the Marinsky ensemble from St. Petersburg, under star conductor Valery Gergiev. The programmes are often (but not always) Russian inspired: eg. this past July we had Verdi's Requiem and Don Carlo, as well as a concert of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Attentive and informed audiences, marvelòlous acoustics, comfortable seats -- what more could one want?

enare

It is one of the best festivals. Everything is very professional, world stars. It is very large, but all havea very good view. Their programs are ver, very good.

willbear75

The 06 06 2014 we attended my wife and your servant the wonderful opera "Faust" from the French composer Gounod in the Festspielhaus of Baden Baden.With Sonya Yoncheva, Charles Castronovo and Erwin Schrott, it was delightful, a sans faute from the start to the end.The theatre itself is beautiful (the old part of it) and the modern extension is...simple and good for the acoustic, but very poor for the architecture.Whatsoever, it´s worth to go and listen to something great like that.

ameliacat91302

We attended a performance of Bach's St. John's Passion directed by Peter Sellars and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle with the Berlin Philharmonic. Staging was thought provoking, as is typical for Sellars. Berlin Philharmonic still plays with precision. It was such a pleasure to see Rattle bring warmth and humanity to this piece that is less frequently performed than Bach's St. Matthew's Passion.

senhoj2

The Theater is small and charming, the Festspielhaus (previously the railway station) is huge and used for concerts and operas as opposed to plays. In the latter it is wise not to book seats under the balcony, as acoustic deteriorates with distance.

LondonBarry

I watched this Puccini opera on the Berlin Phiharmonic digital website last night from Baden Badenand thought the production was one of the worse I have ever seen. If it was not for the reasonablesinging I would of turned it off long before I did. The Berlin Philly have not played a Puccini opera for 30 years since Tosca under Herbert Von Karajan and if last nights" Kings new clothes" updating of the story is anything to go by , they wont do Puccini for another 30 years. Baden Baden might well be a beautiful Spa town with a lovely opera house, but even I who am quite an expert on Puccini,, even having discussed his works with his grand-daughter at Torre del Largo , did not quite get what was going on at times. I am amazed that Sir Simon Rattle got involved with this farce of a production. I am giving it two stars for the mostly decent singing and orchestral playing.

mark_davie_2000

I was at the dress rehearsal for Manon Lescaut by Puccini last week. The Festspielhaus is a majestic building perfect for operas. Its tiers rise steeply so if you sit in the 2nd balcony which is at the top you're still not too far from the stage. If you suffer from vertigo you'd better get a lower spot! As the Berlin Philharmonic was playing there must've been ample space in the pit! Marvellous staging, wonderful singers even though they didn't give their all as they were saving it for the premiere. The producer's conception of a time for the action was inconsistent at times and rather confusing. The orchestra was great - under the lively direction of Simon Rattle.All in all, a great place for theatre, not just music.

Cat_MM

Similar to Paris Opera but very small theater. First row of balcony or box (loge) would be a great choice.

Happyfeetwalking

It is really beautiful and when there is a sold out performance, we can buy ticket for much less for a standing audience. Too bad we didn't have the chance to catch any show during our stay

EdwinH747

This cannot happen to Tripadvisor!!You are merging two different and separate Baden-Baden venues into one.The local theatre is a tame but nice house in the Casino district, and the Festspiehaus, a good distance away is a glamourous but pricey venue that can compete at international level when it comes to opras, classical concerts, ballet etc.Please pluck the reviews apart and give them the correct assignation.

Karin76534

The Festspielhaus is a place where you have concerts, all sorts of spectacles like Diana Krall, but also balett or circus ...just choose what is interesting you :-)

TjaartC

The opera was the main reason for our visit to Baden-Baden and we were not disappointed. World class performances by some of the world's best performers in a wonderful setting, from the stately facade to the modern interior.

SINGAPAULIE

Beautiful place. 2nd largest performing arts theatre in Germany. Draws the very best symponies and conductorrs. http://www.festspielhaus.de/. Walking distance to downtown and shopping.

PatriciaF1818

I have attended 3 performances here--a dance concert, an opera and a classical music concert. The acoustics were extremely fine, the crowd elegant and enthusiastic and the prices fair. Top quality performers are attracted to this comfortable, relatively new opera house, which has a lovely policy of handing a rose to everyone as they exist.