Bayreuth Festival Photos

Vintage photographs related to the Bayreuth Festival, the world's oldest and most famous summer music festival, fully dedicated to the operas of the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner since 1876.

This section contains both Signed and Unsigned Photographs.

Find more Bayreuth Festival memorabilia in these sections:

- Bayreuth Festival Programs & Playbills

- Richard Wagner Autographs & Memorabilia

Bayreuth Festival Photos

  • (Item #: B2306-17-7)
    Group of 7 postcards with stamps and postmarks, commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival. Each one is 6 x 4.2 inches, in excellent condition.
    Group of 7 postcards with stamps and postmarks, commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival. Each one is... read more >
    Group of 7 postcards with stamps and postmarks, commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival. Each one is 6 x 4.2 inches, in excellent condition.
    Group of 7 postcards with stamps and postmarks,...

    $110.00 USD

    (Item #: B2306-17-7)
    Group of 7 postcards with stamps and postmarks, commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival. Each one is 6 x 4.2 inches, in excellent condition.
    Group of 7 postcards with stamps and postmarks, commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival. Each one is... read more >
    Group of 7 postcards with stamps and postmarks, commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival. Each one is 6 x 4.2 inches, in excellent condition.

  • (Item #: S7878-H10F)
    Nice collection of 10 postal cards signed by different artists who performed at Bayreuth Festival, including including Alois Hadwiger, Bella Alten, Heinrich Schultz, Hertha Dehmlow, Martha Leffler-Burckhardt, Minnie Saltzmann, Otto Briesemeister, Rudolf Moest. Each one is 5.5 x 3.5 inches in size, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.
    Nice collection of 10 postal cards signed by different artists who performed at Bayreuth Festival, including including Alois Hadwiger, Bella... read more >
    Nice collection of 10 postal cards signed by different artists who performed at Bayreuth Festival, including including Alois Hadwiger, Bella Alten, Heinrich Schultz, Hertha Dehmlow, Martha Leffler-Burckhardt, Minnie Saltzmann, Otto Briesemeister, Rudolf Moest. Each one is 5.5 x 3.5 inches in size, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.
    Nice collection of 10 postal cards signed by...

    $240.00 USD

    (Item #: S7878-H10F)
    Nice collection of 10 postal cards signed by different artists who performed at Bayreuth Festival, including including Alois Hadwiger, Bella Alten, Heinrich Schultz, Hertha Dehmlow, Martha Leffler-Burckhardt, Minnie Saltzmann, Otto Briesemeister, Rudolf Moest. Each one is 5.5 x 3.5 inches in size, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.
    Nice collection of 10 postal cards signed by different artists who performed at Bayreuth Festival, including including Alois Hadwiger, Bella... read more >
    Nice collection of 10 postal cards signed by different artists who performed at Bayreuth Festival, including including Alois Hadwiger, Bella Alten, Heinrich Schultz, Hertha Dehmlow, Martha Leffler-Burckhardt, Minnie Saltzmann, Otto Briesemeister, Rudolf Moest. Each one is 5.5 x 3.5 inches in size, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

  • (Item #: GB7871-GX205I)
    Czech-born baritone (1842-1906), already famous in Germany when he was chosen to create the role of Gunther in the world premiere of Wagner's Die Gotterdammerung in Bayreuth, August 1876. Attractive vintage mini-cabinet photo, shown in role. Photo by Eulenstein, Leipzig. Size is 2.5 x 4 inches, in excellent condition.
    Czech-born baritone (1842-1906), already famous in Germany when he was chosen to create the role of Gunther in the world... read more >
    Czech-born baritone (1842-1906), already famous in Germany when he was chosen to create the role of Gunther in the world premiere of Wagner's Die Gotterdammerung in Bayreuth, August 1876. Attractive vintage mini-cabinet photo, shown in role. Photo by Eulenstein, Leipzig. Size is 2.5 x 4 inches, in excellent condition.
    Czech-born baritone (1842-1906), already famous in Germany when...

    $100.00 USD

    (Item #: GB7871-GX205I)
    Czech-born baritone (1842-1906), already famous in Germany when he was chosen to create the role of Gunther in the world premiere of Wagner's Die Gotterdammerung in Bayreuth, August 1876. Attractive vintage mini-cabinet photo, shown in role. Photo by Eulenstein, Leipzig. Size is 2.5 x 4 inches, in excellent condition.
    Czech-born baritone (1842-1906), already famous in Germany when he was chosen to create the role of Gunther in the world... read more >
    Czech-born baritone (1842-1906), already famous in Germany when he was chosen to create the role of Gunther in the world premiere of Wagner's Die Gotterdammerung in Bayreuth, August 1876. Attractive vintage mini-cabinet photo, shown in role. Photo by Eulenstein, Leipzig. Size is 2.5 x 4 inches, in excellent condition.

  • (Item #: GB4793-GX288I)
    German tenor (1879-1951), who possessed a powerful metallic tenor voice with which he had great success, especially in the difficult Wagner repertoire. Beautiful cabinet photograph signed by him, shown as Walther von Stolzing in Wagner's Die Meistersinger, dated in Berlin in 1917; a photo by A. Pifperhoff, Bayreuth. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition. Listen to Mr. Kirchhoff singing the "Preislied" from Act III of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, recorded circa 1915:
    German tenor (1879-1951), who possessed a powerful metallic tenor voice with which he had great success, especially in the difficult... read more >
    German tenor (1879-1951), who possessed a powerful metallic tenor voice with which he had great success, especially in the difficult Wagner repertoire. Beautiful cabinet photograph signed by him, shown as Walther von Stolzing in Wagner's Die Meistersinger, dated in Berlin in 1917; a photo by A. Pifperhoff, Bayreuth. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition. Listen to Mr. Kirchhoff singing the "Preislied" from Act III of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, recorded circa 1915:
    German tenor (1879-1951), who possessed a powerful metallic...

    $120.00 USD

    (Item #: GB4793-GX288I)
    German tenor (1879-1951), who possessed a powerful metallic tenor voice with which he had great success, especially in the difficult Wagner repertoire. Beautiful cabinet photograph signed by him, shown as Walther von Stolzing in Wagner's Die Meistersinger, dated in Berlin in 1917; a photo by A. Pifperhoff, Bayreuth. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition. Listen to Mr. Kirchhoff singing the "Preislied" from Act III of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, recorded circa 1915:
    German tenor (1879-1951), who possessed a powerful metallic tenor voice with which he had great success, especially in the difficult... read more >
    German tenor (1879-1951), who possessed a powerful metallic tenor voice with which he had great success, especially in the difficult Wagner repertoire. Beautiful cabinet photograph signed by him, shown as Walther von Stolzing in Wagner's Die Meistersinger, dated in Berlin in 1917; a photo by A. Pifperhoff, Bayreuth. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition. Listen to Mr. Kirchhoff singing the "Preislied" from Act III of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, recorded circa 1915:

  • (Item #: N4533-M4-13)
    Austrian soprano (1858-1946), great cabinet photo showing her as Venus, in Tannhauser. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition, photo by studio W. Hoffert
    Austrian soprano (1858-1946), great cabinet photo showing her as Venus, in Tannhauser. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent... read more >
    Austrian soprano (1858-1946), great cabinet photo showing her as Venus, in Tannhauser. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition, photo by studio W. Hoffert
    Austrian soprano (1858-1946), great cabinet photo showing her...

    $100.00 USD

    (Item #: N4533-M4-13)
    Austrian soprano (1858-1946), great cabinet photo showing her as Venus, in Tannhauser. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition, photo by studio W. Hoffert
    Austrian soprano (1858-1946), great cabinet photo showing her as Venus, in Tannhauser. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent... read more >
    Austrian soprano (1858-1946), great cabinet photo showing her as Venus, in Tannhauser. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition, photo by studio W. Hoffert

  • (Item #: GH1004-GX133C)
    German choir conductor Wilhelm Pitz, (1897-1973), known mostly as chorus master at Bayreuth Festival, shown with his wife Eva Pitz (?) . Double signed photo postcard from Bayreuth Festival, dated by them in 1965. His signature is on the front and hers on verso. Stamped on verso by photographer Carl Junge, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.  
    German choir conductor Wilhelm Pitz, (1897-1973), known mostly as chorus master at Bayreuth Festival, shown with his wife Eva Pitz (?) . Double signed... read more >
    German choir conductor Wilhelm Pitz, (1897-1973), known mostly as chorus master at Bayreuth Festival, shown with his wife Eva Pitz (?) . Double signed photo postcard from Bayreuth Festival, dated by them in 1965. His signature is on the front and hers on verso. Stamped on verso by photographer Carl Junge, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.  
    German choir conductor Wilhelm Pitz, (1897-1973), known mostly...

    $30.00 USD

    (Item #: GH1004-GX133C)
    German choir conductor Wilhelm Pitz, (1897-1973), known mostly as chorus master at Bayreuth Festival, shown with his wife Eva Pitz (?) . Double signed photo postcard from Bayreuth Festival, dated by them in 1965. His signature is on the front and hers on verso. Stamped on verso by photographer Carl Junge, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.  
    German choir conductor Wilhelm Pitz, (1897-1973), known mostly as chorus master at Bayreuth Festival, shown with his wife Eva Pitz (?) . Double signed... read more >
    German choir conductor Wilhelm Pitz, (1897-1973), known mostly as chorus master at Bayreuth Festival, shown with his wife Eva Pitz (?) . Double signed photo postcard from Bayreuth Festival, dated by them in 1965. His signature is on the front and hers on verso. Stamped on verso by photographer Carl Junge, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.  

  • (Item #: N4701-X3-7)
    Vintage unsigned cabinet photo by W. Hoffert of the Austrian soprano (1862-1945), shown as Gutrune in Der Ring. Size is 4.5 x 6.25 inches, from around 1896, mounting traces on verso, otherwise in excellent condition
    Vintage unsigned cabinet photo by W. Hoffert of the Austrian soprano (1862-1945), shown as Gutrune in Der Ring. Size is... read more >
    Vintage unsigned cabinet photo by W. Hoffert of the Austrian soprano (1862-1945), shown as Gutrune in Der Ring. Size is 4.5 x 6.25 inches, from around 1896, mounting traces on verso, otherwise in excellent condition
    Vintage unsigned cabinet photo by W. Hoffert of...

    $160.00 USD

    (Item #: N4701-X3-7)
    Vintage unsigned cabinet photo by W. Hoffert of the Austrian soprano (1862-1945), shown as Gutrune in Der Ring. Size is 4.5 x 6.25 inches, from around 1896, mounting traces on verso, otherwise in excellent condition
    Vintage unsigned cabinet photo by W. Hoffert of the Austrian soprano (1862-1945), shown as Gutrune in Der Ring. Size is... read more >
    Vintage unsigned cabinet photo by W. Hoffert of the Austrian soprano (1862-1945), shown as Gutrune in Der Ring. Size is 4.5 x 6.25 inches, from around 1896, mounting traces on verso, otherwise in excellent condition

  • (Item #: H2312-R6H)
    German opera director (1919-2010) and Austrian conductor (1926-2004).  Wonderful photograph signed by the above-mentioned artists plus Wilhelm Pitz and Peter Lehmann during the curtain call at the Bayreuth Festival; photo is ink-stamped on verso by Photo Gebauer Bayreuth.  Size is 5.75 x 4.1 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010) and Austrian conductor (1926-2004).  Wonderful photograph signed by the above-mentioned artists plus Wilhelm Pitz and Peter... read more >
    German opera director (1919-2010) and Austrian conductor (1926-2004).  Wonderful photograph signed by the above-mentioned artists plus Wilhelm Pitz and Peter Lehmann during the curtain call at the Bayreuth Festival; photo is ink-stamped on verso by Photo Gebauer Bayreuth.  Size is 5.75 x 4.1 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010) and Austrian conductor (1926-2004). ...

    $375.00 USD

    (Item #: H2312-R6H)
    German opera director (1919-2010) and Austrian conductor (1926-2004).  Wonderful photograph signed by the above-mentioned artists plus Wilhelm Pitz and Peter Lehmann during the curtain call at the Bayreuth Festival; photo is ink-stamped on verso by Photo Gebauer Bayreuth.  Size is 5.75 x 4.1 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010) and Austrian conductor (1926-2004).  Wonderful photograph signed by the above-mentioned artists plus Wilhelm Pitz and Peter... read more >
    German opera director (1919-2010) and Austrian conductor (1926-2004).  Wonderful photograph signed by the above-mentioned artists plus Wilhelm Pitz and Peter Lehmann during the curtain call at the Bayreuth Festival; photo is ink-stamped on verso by Photo Gebauer Bayreuth.  Size is 5.75 x 4.1 inches, in excellent condition.

  • (Item #: GH0564-GX114B)
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Signed photo, shown as himself, dated in 1985. Stamped on verso by photographer Lauterwasser, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland).... read more >
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Signed photo, shown as himself, dated in 1985. Stamped on verso by photographer Lauterwasser, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth...

    $75.00 USD

    (Item #: GH0564-GX114B)
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Signed photo, shown as himself, dated in 1985. Stamped on verso by photographer Lauterwasser, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland).... read more >
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Signed photo, shown as himself, dated in 1985. Stamped on verso by photographer Lauterwasser, Bayreuth. Size is 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

  • (Item #: GH1073-GX133D)
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Typed note signed, dated in 1952. Written in German, sold with hand-written English translation (see scans). Typed note is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Typed note... read more >
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Typed note signed, dated in 1952. Written in German, sold with hand-written English translation (see scans). Typed note is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth...

    $85.00 USD

    (Item #: GH1073-GX133D)
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Typed note signed, dated in 1952. Written in German, sold with hand-written English translation (see scans). Typed note is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Typed note... read more >
    German opera director (1919-2010), who directed the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 2008 (the first 15 years with his brother Wieland). Typed note signed, dated in 1952. Written in German, sold with hand-written English translation (see scans). Typed note is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.