This cannot happen to Tripadvisor!!You are merging two different and separate Baden-Baden venues into one.The local theatre is a tame but nice house in the Casino district, and the Festspiehaus, a good distance away is a glamourous but pricey venue that can compete at international level when it comes to opras, classical concerts, ballet etc.Please pluck the reviews apart and give them the correct assignation.
Beautiful place. 2nd largest performing arts theatre in Germany. Draws the very best symponies and conductorrs. http://www.festspielhaus.de/. Walking distance to downtown and shopping.
A short walk from the centre of the town.Good auditorium with good acoustics.Easy to book - we did it online and collected the tickets before the concert, no problem.Very comfortable seats.Serves swanky bites to eat and posh drinks, but rather expensive.
The opera was the main reason for our visit to Baden-Baden and we were not disappointed. World class performances by some of the world's best performers in a wonderful setting, from the stately facade to the modern interior.
It is really beautiful and when there is a sold out performance, we can buy ticket for much less for a standing audience. Too bad we didn't have the chance to catch any show during our stay
Similar to Paris Opera but very small theater. First row of balcony or box (loge) would be a great choice.
We attended a performance of Bach's St. John's Passion directed by Peter Sellars and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle with the Berlin Philharmonic. Staging was thought provoking, as is typical for Sellars. Berlin Philharmonic still plays with precision. It was such a pleasure to see Rattle bring warmth and humanity to this piece that is less frequently performed than Bach's St. Matthew's Passion.
The auditorium, built on the site of the old railway-station, parts of which it incorporates, is an architectural marvel. The artists -- at least at the summer festival -- are usually the Marinsky ensemble from St. Petersburg, under star conductor Valery Gergiev. The programmes are often (but not always) Russian inspired: eg. this past July we had Verdi's Requiem and Don Carlo, as well as a concert of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Attentive and informed audiences, marvelòlous acoustics, comfortable seats -- what more could one want?
I have attended 3 performances here--a dance concert, an opera and a classical music concert. The acoustics were extremely fine, the crowd elegant and enthusiastic and the prices fair. Top quality performers are attracted to this comfortable, relatively new opera house, which has a lovely policy of handing a rose to everyone as they exist.
The Theater is small and charming, the Festspielhaus (previously the railway station) is huge and used for concerts and operas as opposed to plays. In the latter it is wise not to book seats under the balcony, as acoustic deteriorates with distance.