Bayreuth Festival Programs & Playbills

Small poster. Josef Correck, Hermann Weil, Willy Bader, Walther Elschner, Heinrich Schulz, Carl Clewing, Hans Beer, Erich Zimmermann, Fritz Wolff, Claire Born,... Marked with pencil as program of the 19 August 1925 performance. Size : 34 x 22 cm

Large clipping from program, August 11th, 1931, Karl Elmendorff conducting Das Rheingold, first opera of Der Ring des Nibelungen. In the cast : Rudolf Bockelmann, Georg von Tschurtschenthaler, Joachim Sattler, Eduard Habich, Erich Zimmermann, Carl Braun, Karin Branzell, 1 page, 25 x 28 cm.

Large clipping from program, August 12th, 1931, Karl Elmendorff conducting. In the cast : Gunnar Graarud, Ivar Andresen, Rudolg Bockelmann, Maria Muller, Karin Branzell, Nanny Larsen-Todsen, 1 page, 25 x 28 cm, .

3 playbills for live radio transmissions from the Festspielhaus Bayreuth. Karl Elmendorff, conductor. Complete program details of Rheingold (August 5th, 1934). Siegfried (August 7th, 1934). Gotterdammerung (August 9th, 1934). 30 x 22,5 cm, with portraits of singers. Price is for the set of 3, not sold separately

August 13th, 1938, Heinz Tietjen conducting, with Franz Volker, Ludwig Hofmann, Rudolf Bockelmann, Maria Müller, Marta Fuchs, Margarete Klose, 34 x 21 cm, in very good condition.

August 16th, 1938, Heinz Tietjen. With Max Lorenz, Jaro Prohaska, Ludwig Hofmann, Robert Burg, Martha Fuchs, Käthe Heidersbach, Margarete Klose, 34 x 21 cm

Program for a performance of this opera on August 4th, 1939, 8.25 x 11.6 inches. Fold in the center, in very good condition.

Bayreuth 1939 Parsifal Playbill August 6th, 1939, Franz von Hoesslin conducts. With Hans Reinmar, Michael von Roggen, Josef von Manowarda, Franz Volker, Paula Buchner, 21 x 29 cm.

Program for a performance of this opera on August 1th, 1941, size is 8.25 x 11.6 inches. Fold in the center, in very good condition.

Set of 5 beautiful small foldable brochures for the Bayreuth Festival editions 1957-1961, including the schedule of the performances.  Each page of each brochure is 4 x 8.25 inches, 10 pages each one, in very good condition. SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Full programs, with all pages and covers, from the Bayreuth 1958 festival, signed by various artists. Each one is 6.75 x 9.25 inches, approx. 50 numbered pages plus extras, soft covers, in very good condition. All signatures are on the central (program) page, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

Booklet listing all performers of the Festival, editions for the Festivals in 1967, with many pictures of artists and their short bio, also the calendar for all upcoming performances. Size is 6.5 x 9.5 inches, complete with all pages and covers, in excellent condition. 

Full guides to the famous Festival, different years. Each guide is complete with all pages and covers, with many pictures and bilingual text (German and English). Each one is 9.25 x 12.5 inches, 40+ pages. See scans (only for front cover is shown) - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.

Set of program (separate cast page) and handbook/program for performances of different operas at the Bayreuth Festival, between 1969 and 1987. Each item includes one cast sheet page with all the performers that night, 13 x 9.25 inches, and one book with all the notes, richly illustrated, 6.75 x 9.25 inches. 

Set of 6 brochures for the years 1953, 1954, 1963, 1964, 1965 & 1966 promoting the Bayreuth Festival.  Each one's size is 3.9 x 8.3 inches, penta-fold style, some handwriting, in excellent condition.  The 1954 brochure includes an extra bifold insert.  SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Beautiful souvenir card for the Bayreuth Festival 1889 mentioning the operas that will be performed that year: Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde, and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Size is 4.5 x 7.5 inches, 1 page printed on both sides, minor stains, otherwise in very good condition.

Six magazines with news about the 1957 Bayreuth Festival, many articles and photos. The Bayreuther Tagblatt was a local publication that was published until 1967, these magazines covered the festival, and are each 5.75 x 8 inches, 32 pages with articles and photos, in very good condition. All 6 are different, some scans of covers and inside pages are shown.

German opera director (1917-1966) and grandson of the star German composer; noted as co-director of the Bayreuth Festival for his innovative stagings of the operas in the postwar years. Volume signed by him on the front end page, dedicated to the American baritone George London, compiling the programs for the 1959 performances of Der Fliegende Höllander, Die Meistersinger von Nüremberg, Parsifal, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde at the Bayreuth Festival plus an insert with the Bayreuth Festival personnel. Size is 6.9 x 9.6 inches, full programs with all pages and covers, volume with cloth hard covers, some stains, inside in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a telegram from Wolfgang Wagner to George London about a performance.

Full program for an opera, Bayreuth Festival, each one has 2 pieces: a program inset and a booklet with approx. 50 pages including articles (in German) and black and white photos.  Inset show the singers, conductor, and the date of performance, and are one sheet, performances between 1952 and 1957. Each inset is 12 x 9.25 inches. Booklets are 6.75 x 9.25 inches. A few have some handwritten markings, most do not. Some include a ticket stub. All in excellent condition. See scans. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

Full program for an opera, Bayreuth Festival, each one has 2 pieces: a program inset and a booklet with approx. 50 pages including articles (in German) and black and white photos.  Inset show the singers, conductor, and the date of performance, and are one sheet, performances between 1958 and 1967. Each inset is 12 x 9.25 inches. Booklets are 6.75 x 9.25 inches. All in excellent condition. See scans. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

Full program for an opera, Bayreuth Festival, each one has 2 pieces: a program inset and a booklet with approx. 50 pages including articles (in German) and black and white photos.  Inset show the singers, conductor, and the date of performance, and are one sheet, performances between 1968 and 1971. Each inset is 12 x 9.25 inches. Booklets are 6.75 x 9.25 inches. A few have markings in ink on the program inset, most do not, all in excellent condition. See scans. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

Group of 3 magazines with news from the 1959 Bayreuth Festival, published by the local Bayreuth newspaper Bayreuther Tagblatt (which disappeared in 1968). Many pictures from the festival, with articles. Each one has 36 pages and is 5.75 x 8 inches in size, in excellent condition.

Recital at Richard Wagner Verband, Bayreuth, July 24th, 1967.  Size is 15 x 21 cm, 4 pages, folded, in very good condition. 

Bohemian soprano (1889-1958), signed Album Leaf with handwritten "Maria Muller 1931", 14.5 x 12 cm.

Opera Mousepad - Wagner Operas - Bayreuth Stunningly beautiful and exclusive design with a collage of vintage opera photos, many from very early Bayreuth festivals, including some of the most famous singers. Surface in high quality Vynex material printed in ultra high resolution, size is 8 x 9.5 inches, 1/16 inch thick, quality rubber bottom. A great and very affordable gift for the opera fan!

Opera Mousepad - Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen Stunningly beautiful and exclusive design with a collage of vintage opera photos from the 4 operas of the cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen by Wagner, mostly from early Bayreuth festivals. Each row corresponds to one of the 4 operas of the cycle. Includes several of the singers who performed the roles for the first time (role creators). Surface in high quality Vynex material printed in ultra high resolution, size is 8 x 9.5 inches, 1/16 inch thick, quality rubber bottom. A great and very affordable gift for the opera fan! SEE PRICE BELOW WATCH our "RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES in DIE WALKÜRE by RICHARD WAGNER" Bayreuth Festival - Early Performers!

Playbill containing the performances schedule of Wagner's opera "Parsifal" at the Bayreuth Festival in 1891, plus an attached ticket stub. Size is 11.6 x 18 inches, folds, in very good condition.

Original, larger size playbill announcing 7 upcoming performances of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival, in July and August 1901, listing the cast singers. One larger sheet, 12 x 16.75 inches, folds, markings in blue crayon pencil, in very good condition.

Larger size sheet program for a performance of Parsifal on July 31st, 1901 at the Bayreuth Festival. Includes cast and advertising, size is 12.5 x 18.25 inches, fold on the center, folded borders with some damage, in good condition. Scan shows the entire printed portion, not the borders.

Set of 2 mini-programs for a performance of Götterdämmerung (August 15, 2000) and Das Rheingold (August 20, 2004) at Bayreuth, signed by Wolfgang Wagner on the front cover.  Each one's size is 4 x 8.2 inches, 4 pages each, in excellent condition.