List of opera festivals
List of opera festivals or opera festivals . Even music festivals , where opera productions are shown to be added.
| Surname | place | country | since | Venues | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Baden-Baden Festival | Baden-Baden | Germany | 1998 | Baden-Baden Festival Hall | Several festival periods spread over the year: Easter Festival of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2013, previously held in Salzburg; Whitsun Festival, Summer Festival, Autumn Festival |
| Opera in the monastery ruins | Bad Hersfeld in Hesse | Germany | 1980 | Abbey ruins | |
| Rossini in Wildbad | Bad Wildbad | Germany | 1989 | Kgl. Kurtheater, Neue Trinkhalle, Kurhaus | Annually in July, Unknown Belcanto Works, New Works and Young Artists |
| Bayreuth Festival | Bayreuth in Bavaria | Germany | 1876 | Richard Wagner Festival Theater | Every year from July 25th to August 28th, only works by Richard Wagner are shown . |
| Bregenz Festival | Bregenz in Vorarlberg | Austria | 1946 | Lake stage and festival hall | Annually in July and August, the floating stage holds almost 7,000 spectators. |
| Tyrolean Festival Erl | Erl in Tyrol | Austria | 1998 | Passion Playhouse and Festival Hall Erl | Founding and management: Gustav Kuhn |
| Eutin Festival | Eutin in Schleswig-Holstein | Germany | 1951 | Open-air stage at the Eutin Castle | Annually in July and August. |
| Zurich Festival | Zurich | Switzerland | 1996 | Zurich Opera House , the Schauspielhaus Zurich , Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich , Kunsthaus Zurich , and the Museum Rietberg , Gessnerallee Zurich , Neumarkt Theater and Rigiblick . | Annually in June and July. |
| St. Gallen Festival | St. Gallen | Switzerland | 2006 | St. Gallen Monastery Square, St. Gallen Cathedral , Guardian Angel Chapel , St. Laurenzen Church | Annually from the end of June to the beginning of July |
| Maggio Musicale Fiorentino | Florence | Italy | 1933 | Opera di Firenze and other venues | Annually in May and June. |
| Opera Burg Gars am Kamp | Gars am Kamp | Austria | 1990 | Castle ruins Gars am Kamp | Annually in July and August. |
| Garsington Opera | Wormsley Park | England | 1989 | Prefabricated opera house in an English park, which is built up and dismantled every year | Annually in June and July. |
| Glyndebourne Festival Opera | Glyndebourne in Sussex | England | 1934 | Opera house on a former country house property | Yearly. |
| Grange Park Opera | The Grange, Northington | England | 1998 | Opera house in the English country estate of West Horsley Place | Annually in June and July. |
| Opera Festival Gut Immling Chiemgau | Halfing in Bavaria | Germany | |||
| Heidenheim Opera Festival | Heidenheim an der Brenz in Baden-Württemberg | Germany | 1977 | Knight's Hall in Hellenstein Castle (open air) | Every year in June and July |
| Ilmajoen Musiikkijuhlat | Ilmajoki | Finland | |||
| Innsbruck Festival of Early Music | innsbruck | Austria | 1976 | Tyrolean State Theater among others | annually in August |
| Klosterneuburg Opera House | Klosterneuburg in Lower Austria | Austria | 1993 | Klosterneuburg Abbey | Annually in July and August |
| Munich Biennale | Munich | Germany | 1988 | ||
| Munich Opera Festival | Munich | Germany | 1875 | Bavarian State Opera | |
| Chorégies d'Orange | Orange in the south of France | France | 1869 | Orange Theater | |
| Rheinsberg Castle Chamber Opera | Rheinsberg in Brandenburg | Germany | 1990 | Schlosstheater, St Laurentius Church, hall of mirrors of the Rheinsberg Castle | Annually from June to August |
| Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro | Pesaro | Italy | 1980 | Teatro Rossini, Adriatic Arena, Pedrotti Auditorium | Annually in August |
| Riehen Opera Festival | Riehen near Basel | Switzerland | 2005 | Wenkenhof | Annually in August and September |
| Salzburg Festival | Salzburg | Austria | 1920 | Large and Small Festival Hall , others | Annually in summer, there are also Easter and Whitsun festivals . |
| Opera Festival St. Margarethen | St. Margarethen in Burgenland | Austria | 1996 | Roman quarry St. Margarethen | Annually in July and August |
| Edinburgh International Festival | Edinburgh | Scotland | 1947 | Usher Hall , Edinburgh Festival Theater , Royal Lyceum Theater and other venues | Annually in August |
| Opera St. Moritz | St. Moritz | Switzerland | 2000 | Grand Hotels | Annually in June and July |
| Savonlinna Opera Festival | Savonlinna | Finland | |||
| Schwetzingen Festival | Schwetzingen | Germany | 1952 | Schwetzingen Palace Theater | annually in spring |
| Arena di Verona opera festival | Verona | Italy | 1913 | Verona Arena | Annually from June to September |
| Richard Wagner Festival Wels | Wels near Linz in Upper Austria | Austria | 1989 | City Theater Wels | Every year at the end of May / beginning of June, only works by Richard Wagner are shown . |
| Wexford Festival Opera | Wexford | Ireland | 1951 | Theater Royal | |
| Wiener Festwochen | Vienna | Austria | 1951 | Theater an der Wien and other places | Annually for five weeks in May and June. |
| International May Festival | Wiesbaden | Germany | 1896 | Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden | annually in May |
| Donaufestwochen in Strudengau | Grein | Austria | 1979 | Greinburg Castle | annually in July and August, early music stage with counterpoints |
| Macerata Opera | Macerata | Italy | 1921 | Sferisterio di Macerata | The venue is a neoclassical arena for the Pallone play from 1820 |
| Festival dei Due Mondi | Spoleto | Italy | 1958 | In front of the cathedral | |
| Ravenna Festival | Ravenna | Italy | 1990 | Teatro Comunale Alighieri | |
| Festival Puccini | Torre del Lago | Italy | 1930 | Teatro dei Quattromila | annual festival with works by Puccini only, in the composer's former residence |
| Festival d'Aix-en-Provence | Aix-en-Provence | France | 1948 | Courtyard of the former Archbishop's Palace | |
| Verdi Festival | Parma | Italy | 1989 | Teatro Regio in Parma and Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto as well as other venues | annually in October |
| Festival della Valle d'Itria | Martina Franca | Italy | 1975 | Inner courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale and other venues | annually in July and August |