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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Bayreuth experience encompasses not just the production and performance but also a sense of place and purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

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

She was hired as chief conductor of the Graz Opera from 2017-20, and in 2021, became the first woman to conduct at Wagner’s Bayreuth Festival in Germany.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

And just in time: In 2026, it will be 150 years since Wagner premiered the full “Ring” at his festival in Bayreuth, Germany.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 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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