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Baden-Baden

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

The Festspielhaus in the spa town of Baden-Baden opened on 18 April 1998. The Viennese architect Wilhelm Holzbauer built the new auditorium onto the town’s former railway station, whose old building now serves as the entrance, with the box office and a restaurant. With about 2,500 seats it is counted as Germany’s largest opera and concert house. It has no ensemble of its own and presents visiting orchestras, opera productions and ballet companies across several festivals a year. The Easter Festival, long associated with the Berliner Philharmoniker, has since 2026 been shared by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Klaus Mäkelä and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

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Sources 9

  1. Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Wikipedia Accessed 7 October 2026.
  2. Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Wikipedia (German) Accessed 7 October 2026.
  3. Events and conferences, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Accessed 7 October 2026.
  4. Osterfestspiele 2027, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Accessed 7 October 2026.
  5. Residency begins at Baden-Baden’s Easter Festival, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Accessed 7 October 2026.
  6. On tour: Schumann and Berlioz in Baden-Baden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Cited in Klaus Mäkelä in Baden-Baden: Schumann’s ‘Spring’ Symphony and the Symphonie fantastique. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  7. Schumann & Berlioz, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Cited in Klaus Mäkelä in Baden-Baden: Schumann’s ‘Spring’ Symphony and the Symphonie fantastique. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  8. On tour: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Cited in Klaus Mäkelä in Baden-Baden: two Seventh Symphonies, and Renaud Capuçon plays Sibelius. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  9. Sibelius Violin Concerto, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Cited in Klaus Mäkelä in Baden-Baden: two Seventh Symphonies, and Renaud Capuçon plays Sibelius. Accessed 7 October 2026.