Markgräfliches Opernhaus
Margravine Wilhelmine's Baroque court theater in Bayreuth – a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a magnificent wooden auditorium and an interactive museum next door.
Om museet
Margravine Wilhelmine, sister of Frederick the Great, wanted to make Bayreuth a center of the arts. The occasion for building a new court theater was the wedding of her only daughter, Elisabeth Friederike Sophie, to Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg. Starting in 1746, a freestanding building went up next to the existing Redoutenhaus; its interior was designed by the Italian theater architects Giuseppe Galli Bibiena and his son Carlo. The house was inaugurated with two opera performances for the wedding in 1748. Court architect Joseph Saint-Pierre added the stone facade by 1750.
The auditorium with its tiers of boxes is a prefabricated wooden structure set into the masonry shell and covered with illusionistic painting on wood and canvas. A roof truss without supports spans the space, and the stage was one of the largest of its time. Because Bayreuth lost importance after the era of the margraves, the theater survived almost unchanged. In 1871 its large stage drew Richard Wagner to Bayreuth, although he then decided to build a Festspielhaus of his own.
The opera house has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012. After a restoration lasting several years, in which the paintwork, technical systems and fire protection were renewed, it reopened to the public in 2018. In April 2023, the Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Bavarian Palace Administration) opened a World Heritage information center in the neighboring Redoutenhaus, with an interactive, inclusively designed museum on Baroque festival and theater culture. Between May and October, the house continues to serve as a venue for concerts and operas, including the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival.
Højdepunkter
- Auditorium of painted wood and canvas by Giuseppe and Carlo Galli Bibiena
- Royal box and proscenium arch with Hohenzollern allegories
- Support-free Baroque roof truss and one of the largest stages of its time
- Working reconstruction of a Baroque stage in the museum
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012
- Concerts and the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival in the historic hall
Permanente udstillinger
- Logenhaus des Markgräflichen Opernhauses – The original Baroque auditorium with three tiers of boxes, the royal box and the deep stage can be visited on your own or on 30-minute guided tours.
- Ausstellung zum Opernhaus und zur barocken Fest- und Theaterkultur – The museum in the Redoutenhaus explains the building, its World Heritage status and theater life at the Bayreuth court, with hands-on, tactile, scent and listening stations and a working model of a Baroque stage.
- Grundlagt
- 2023
- Ejer
- Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen (Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Bayreuth-Eremitage)
- Besøgende pr. år
- ca. 92.040 (2025)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 10 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 9 €People aged 65 and over, university students, people with severe disabilities, volunteer service participants, groups of 15 or more paying visitors, and members of certain art and artists' associations |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Children and teens under 18 free, as are school students over 18 with a student ID. Children under 14 only when accompanied by an adult. |
| Pensionister | 9 €Reduced rate from age 65. |
| Personer med handicap | 9 €ledsager gratis · Reduced for people with severe disabilities; the companion is admitted free if the need for a companion is noted on the ID. |
| Studerende og elever | 9 €Reduced for university students; students of art, art history and art studies free. |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 9 € pr. personReduced admission for 15 or more paying visitors; a visiting time can be reserved. Group guided tour (30 min., max. 50 people): admission + €3 per person + €10 reservation fee per group; book at least one week in advance. |
| Familier | –No dedicated family ticket; children and teens under 18 are admitted free. |
Combination ticket with the Neues Schloss Bayreuth €15 (reduced €13); "Die Welt der Wilhelmine" overall ticket for all of the palace administration's Bayreuth sites €21 (reduced €19). Guided tour of the auditorium €3 plus admission. Annual and multi-day passes of the Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung are valid. Some tickets are available online; proof of eligibility for reductions must be shown in the original on site. Free admission for, among others, ICOM/ICOMOS members and holders of the Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte (Bavarian volunteer card).
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog
- Letlæste tilbud
- Synstolkning
Accessible museum entrance; all main areas can be reached step-free or by elevator, doors at least 120 cm wide, one narrow point of 80 cm in the auditorium. Accessible restroom and wheelchair-accessible lockers on the first floor. Three accessible parking spaces in the Münzgasse parking lot (approx. 200 m) and two on Wölfelstraße. Tactile guidance system and tactile maps, touch, scent and music stations, vibration pad for people with hearing impairments; no induction loop. Museum app and loaner devices with audio description, sign language videos and Easy Language (Leichte Sprache). Guided tours in German Sign Language, Easy Language and for people with visual impairments can be booked.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
- Børnefødselsdage
Children's app featuring the character Carl (also on loaner devices), hands-on stations in the museum, family tours and bookable programs for daycare centers, schools and children's birthday parties.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Luitpoldplatz
From Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof, about a 10-minute walk, or take bus 302 to Luitpoldplatz.
I bil
Parkering muligt
No dedicated visitor parking mentioned; the palace administration refers to parking garages and lots around the city center (overview from the City of Bayreuth).
- Handicapparkering
Service & spisesteder
- Café: findes ikke
- Restaurant: findes ikke
- Museumsbutik
- Opbevaringsskabe
- Wi-fi
No on-site café or restaurant; cafés and restaurants in the surrounding city center. Museum shop (KulturGut). Free Wi-Fi in the building. Dogs and other animals are not allowed inside.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Så vidt vi ved, udlejer museet ikke lokaler til eksterne arrangementer.
The opera house is not listed among the palace administration's rentable venues; it is used for concerts and operas. In Bayreuth, the administration instead rents out rooms at the Eremitage, Burg Zwernitz and Schloss Fantaisie.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN, FR, IT, CS) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | According to the palace administration, a small number of private souvenir photos without flash, tripod or selfie stick may be taken without permission, unless conservation or organizational reasons prevent it; any further photography only with written permission. |
