Festival hall
Festspielhaus is a name for buildings with one or more stage halls in which concerts , drama and music theater performances do not take place all year round, but are played periodically and usually in a festive setting.
The name is used inconsistently. It is usually assigned to a cultural institution through the naming itself (e.g. Festspielhaus Baden-Baden , Festspielhaus St. Pölten , Kultur- und Festspielhaus Wittenberge, FestSpielHaus , Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein , Festspielhaus Hellerau ) or used for concert and theater buildings that use the The parent company of regular festivals are (such as Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus in Bayreuth , Festspielhaus Bregenz , Großes and Kleines Festspielhaus Salzburg).
The designation is intended to indicate both the relative size of the halls and stages, in particular, as well as a relative variety of programs (possibly limited to the works of a single composer as in Bayreuth ) and a relatively high fundamental cultural significance.
With Richard Wagner the term was not chosen by chance: his Festspielhaus is based on the festival idea, which contrasted with the usual opera practice at the time. Wagner wanted to rehearse and show performances in the sense of a style school, which should have "model character" and look exemplary.
