Bayreuth Richard Wagner Festival 2010 - "The Valkyrie" - Live Web Stream Online From August 21 on Opera at Home at https://www.siemens.com/festivalnight

MUNICH, August 18, 2010 - The Siemens Festival Night 2010 presents Wagner's "Valkyrie"
to opera fans worldwide. The real-time web stream on the Internet makes
Richard Wagner's music available for users of all ages and interests all over
the globe. An on-demand version of "The Valkyrie" will be online for
registered users between August 22 to September 5. Depending on the user's
computer facilities, the viewer can enjoy the opera in high-resolution HD
video quality and surround sound.

The real-time web stream is accessible for EUR14.90 (payable
by credit card, ClickandBuy or Paypal) at
www.siemens.com/festivalnight and starts on August 21, 2010, 4:00p.m.
(CEST). A telephone hotline in English (+49(0)40-646-046-627) can be reached
daily from 8:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. and even 24-hours from August 20 to 22.

For the first time the Siemens Festival Night presents two
operas at the public viewing event in Bayreuth. At 11:30a.m. the children's
opera "Tannhaeuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg" will be shown on a
90 m2 large LED screen followed by the real-time transmission of "The
Valkyrie" at 4:00p.m. A special program is offered for children as well: On
the Wagner-Adventure Trail children can explore the opera of Wagner through
age-related activities.

This Festival Night is a cooperative effort of the Siemens AG
and the Siemens Stiftung. It brings together long-time and potential Wagner
fans of all ages in front of the screen and on the Internet.

More information:

www.siemens.com/press/festivalnight

www.siemens-stiftung.org/publicviewing

    Press contacts:

    Siemens AG,
    Karlheinz Groebmair,
    Phone +49(0)89-63635181,
    E-mail: Karlheinz.groebmair@siemens.com

    Siemens Stiftung, Goldmann Public Relations, Daniela Goldmann,
    Phone +49(0)89-21116413,
    E-mail: daniela.goldmann@goldmannpr.de

Press contacts: Siemens AG, Karlheinz Groebmair, Phone +49(0)89-63635181, E-mail: Karlheinz.groebmair at siemens.com; Siemens Stiftung, Goldmann Public Relations, Daniela Goldmann, Phone +49(0)89-21116413, E-mail: daniela.goldmann at goldmannpr.de