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BAYREUTH 2026

 

INTERNET BROADCAST SCHEDULE BROADCASTS & REBROADCASTS

July 25 through August 26, 2025

... and Some Rebroadcasts ...

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From Geoffrey & Liz Riggs:

We regret to announce that OperaCast will be shutting its "doors" this Friday, June 26th, 2026. It has been a marvelous journey, but it is time to move on.

Opera is still a central part of our lives, and you are welcome to write us and say "Hi" at any time (
grig035@yahoo.com). There is still World Concert Hall, which lists “live” events of special interest, especially on weekends.

We will also still leave up our current "Next" pages as a general reference during the Summer. Audio stream links should still work if one uses the Firefox browser. If you don't wish to install/use Firefox, you should go to the station home page and listen from there.

With gratitude for the support and enthusiasm we have received from all of you,

Happy listening,

Geoffrey & Liz Riggs

BAYREUTH BROADCASTS 2026 - NEW

INTERNET RADIO FOR SIMPLETONS | INTERNET RADIO FOR TECHIES

REFLECTIONS ON OPERA RECORDINGS AND SINGERS | FAVORITE OPERA LINKS

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KEY TO READING THE SCHEDULE

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M
indicates a MONO stream; all others are STEREO

indicates a SCALED audio stream - the stream is accessible to those with connections slower than the rated speed of the stream (see the Internet Radio for Techies page for a complete explanation of "scaling" and the Stations page for details about how a specific station applies it)

We welcome any and all comments and suggestions. Contact us at grig035@yahoo.com

LIVE OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE BROADCASTS
(Note that this year some stations are delaying some broadcasts start times)

Official Bayreuth 2026 Schedule

Rebroadcast Schedule:
August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March

DATE
OPERA/CAST/START TIMES/STATIONS
STREAM LINKS
July 25

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONIE NR. 9
Musikalische Leitung: Christian Thielemann
Sopran: Elza van den HeeverAlt: Christa Mayer
Tenor: Piotr Beczała
Bass: Georg Zeppenfeld
Chorleitung: Thomas Eitler-de Lint
mit dem Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele


 
GMT 1800
EDT 2:00PM

320K MP3

192K AAC scaled

Deutschlandfunk Kultur 256K AAC
64K Opus

96K AAC
128 MP3

24K Opus
48K AAC
192K AAC
192K AAC
96K AAC
64K AAC
48K AAC
July 26

RIENZI
Conductor: Nathalie Stutzmann
Director: Alexandra Szemerédy, Magdolna Parditka
Stage design: Alexandra Szemerédy, Magdolna Parditka
Costumes: Alexandra Szemerédy, Magdolna Parditka
Lighting: Bernd Gallasch
Dramaturgy: Markus Kiesel
Choral Conducting: Thomas Eitler-de Lint

Cola Rienzi, päpstlicher Notar: Andreas Schager
Irene, seine Schwester: Gabriela Scherer
Steffano Colonna, Haupt der Familie Colonna: Andreas Bauer Kanabas
Adriano, sein Sohn: Jennifer Holloway
Paolo Orsini, Haupt der Familie Orsini: Michael Nagy
Kardinal Raimondo, päpstlicher Legat: Vitalij Kowaljow
Baroncelli: Matthias Stier
Cecco del Vecchio: Michael Kupfer-Radecky
Ein Friedensbote: Victoria Randem

GMT 1105
EDT 7:05AM
GMT 1155 EDT 7:55AM Deutschlandfunk Kultur 256K AAC
64K Opus

96K AAC
128 MP3

24K Opus
48K AAC
GMT 1400 EDT 10:00AM 192K AAC
96K AAC
64K AAC
48K AAC
July 27

DAS RHEINGOLD
Musikalische Leitung: Christian Thielemann
Kurator: Marcus Lobbes
Künstlerisch-technische Konzeption: Marcus Lobbes und Nils Corte
Dramaturgie: Andri Hardmeier
Digital-und KI-Storytelling: Roman Senkl
Creative Code / Visual Art: Nils Corte und Phil Hagen Jungschlaeger
Bühne: Wolf Gutjahr
Kostüm: Pia Maria Mackert

Wotan: Michael Volle
Donner: Alexander Grassauer
Froh: Siyabonga Maqungo
Loge: Klaus Florian Vogt
Fricka: Anna Kissjudit
Freia: Evelin Novak
Erda: Christa Mayer
Alberich: Jochen Schmeckenbecher
Mime: Gerhard Siegel
Fasolt: Mika Kares
Fafner: Peter Rose
Woglinde: Katharina Konradi
Wellgunde: Natalia Skrycka
Floßhilde: Marie Henriette Reinhold

 
GMT 1800
EDT 2:00PM

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July 28

DIE WALKÜRE
Musikalische Leitung: Christian Thielemann
Kurator: Marcus Lobbes
Künstlerisch-technische Konzeption: Marcus Lobbes und Nils Corte
Dramaturgie: Andri Hardmeier
Digital-und KI-Storytelling: Roman Senkl
Creative Code / Visual Art: Nils Corte und Phil Hagen Jungschlaeger
Bühne: Wolf Gutjahr
Kostüm: Pia Maria Mackert

Siegmund: Klaus Florian Vogt
Hunding: Mika Kares
Wotan: Michael Volle
Sieglinde: Elza van den Heever
Brünnhilde: Camilla Nylund
Fricka: Anna Kissjudit
Gerhilde: Martina Welschenbach
Ortlinde: Brit-Tone Müllertz
Waltraute: Karis Tucker
Schwertleite: Freya Apffelstaedt
Helmwige: Magdalena Hinterdobler
Siegrune: Alexandra Ionis
Grimgerde: Marie Henriette Reinhold
Rossweisse: Natalia Skrycka

GMT 1800
EDT 2:00PM

320K MP3

192K AAC scaled

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July 29

DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER
Musikalische Leitung: Oksana Lyniv
Regie: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Bühne: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Kostüm: Elena Zaytseva
Licht: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Tatiana Werestchagina
Chorleitung: Thomas Eitler-de Lint

Daland: Mika Kares
Senta: Elisabeth Teige
Erik: Benjamin Bruns
Mary: Nadine Weissmann
Der Steuermann: Kieran Carrel
Der Holländer: Nicholas Brownlee

NO BROADCASTS SCHEDULED
July 30

SIEGFRIED
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Curator: Marcus Lobbes
Artistic and Technical Concept: Marcus Lobbes and Nils Corte
Dramaturgy: Andri Hardmeier
Digital and AI Storytelling: Roman Senkl
Creative Code / Visual Art: Nils Corte and Phil Hagen Jungschlaeger
Stage: Wolf Gutjahr
Costume: Pia Maria Mackert

GMT 1800
EDT 2:00PM

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July 31

PARSIFAL
Musikalische Leitung: Pablo Heras-Casado
Regie: Jay Scheib
Bühne: Mimi Lien
Kostüm: Meentje Nielsen
Licht: Rainer Casper †
Video: Joshua Higgason
Dramaturgie: Marlene Schleicher
Chorleitung: Thomas Eitler-de Lint

Amfortas: Michael Volle
Titurel: Vitalij Kowaljow
Gurnemanz: Georg Zeppenfeld
Parsifal: Andreas Schager
Klingsor: Jordan Shanahan
Kundry: Miina-Liisa Värel
1. Gralsritter: Daniel Jenz
2. Gralsritter: Tijl Faveyts
1. Knappe: Lavinia Dames
2. Knappe: Natalia Skrycka
3. Knappe: Manuel Günther
4. Knappe: Martin Koch
Klingsors Zaubermädchen: Evelin Novak, Catalina Bertucci, Natalia Skrycka, Victoria Randem, Lavinia Dames, Marie Henriette Reinhold
Altsolo: Marie Henriette Reinhold

No Broadcasts Scheduled
 
August 1

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
Musikalische Leitung: Christian Thielemann
Kurator: Marcus Lobbes
Künstlerisch-technische Konzeption: Marcus Lobbes und Nils Corte
Dramaturgie: Andri Hardmeier
Digital- und KI-Storytelling: Roman Senk
Creative Code / Visual Art: Nils Corte und Phil Hagen Jungschlaeger
Bühne: Wolf Gutjahr
Kostüm: Pia Maria Mackert
Chorleitung: Thomas Eitler-de Lint

Siegfried:
Klaus Florian Vogt
Gunther:
Michael Kupfer-Radecky
Alberich:
Jochen Schmeckenbecher
Hagen:
Mika Kares
Brünnhilde:
Camilla Nylund
Gutrune:
Magdalena Hinterdobler
Waltraute:
Christa Mayer
1. Norn:
Anna Kissjudit
2. Norn:
Alexandra Ionis
3. Norn:
Magdalena Hinterdobler
Woglinde:
Katharina Konradi
Wellgunde:
Natalia Skrycka
Floßhilde:
Marie Henriette Reinhold


GMT 1800
EDT 2:00PM

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REBROADCAST SCHEDULE
The Rebroadcast Schedule will not be as complete as it has been in the past, but we will monitor
syndicated series such as the ARD Opera schedule and the WFMT Opera Serie for rebroadcasts
.
The Rebroadcast

 
DATE
OPERA / CAST / TIMINGS / STATIONS
STREAM LINKS

 

   
 

 

 
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Last updated 06/26/202 6:35 PM EDT

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