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Bayreuth

American  
[bahy-roit, bahy-roit] / ˈbaɪ rɔɪt, baɪˈrɔɪt /

noun

  1. a city in NE Bavaria, in SE Germany: annual music festivals founded by Richard Wagner.


Bayreuth British  
/ baiˈrɔyt /

noun

  1. a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)

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The composer designed a revolutionary theater for the four-night epic in the provincial German town of Bayreuth.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

The last Bayreuth “Ring” looked like a Netflix series taking place in a modernist woodsy villa.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

The German and Bavarian governments, and the Society of Friends of Bayreuth each have a 29% share in the festival, and the city of Bayreuth a 13% share.

From Seattle Times May 14, 2024

Launched by Richard Wagner in 1876 at an opera house built to his specifications, the Bayreuth festival is devoted to the composer’s last 10 operas.

From Seattle Times May 14, 2024

What’s more, he wrote the libretto as well as the music, and drew up the specifications of the purpose- built theatre at Bayreuth in which it was to be performed.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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