Public Viewing Bayreuth 2011: First the Ring for Children and then Lohengrin for all at the Siemens Festival Night 2011
By Siemens Ag, PRNEThursday, July 21, 2011
MUNICH, July 22, 2011 -
The fourth Siemens Festival Night will be held on Sunday
the 14th of August 2011 at the Bayreuth festival grounds
in Germany. Up to 40,000 viewers can enjoy an all-day programme
dedicated to Richard Wagner. Thanks to the commitment of Siemens
AG, two operas will be broadcast on the 180 m2 LED
large-scale screen as a part of the 2011 Public Viewing to mark the
100th Bayreuth Festival.
The programme begins in the morning with a public viewing for
children at 11:00 o’clock showing Ring of the Nibelung in a
90-minute film version. Afterwards, Siemens is offering an
interactive Wagner experience tour for children age 7 and up, which
gives small Wagner fans a glimpse behind the scenes of an opera
production. Theatre people will be crafting, building, painting,
composing and otherwise working with children at five stations
looking at the elements of children’s opera.
In the afternoon, there will be an opportunity for several
thousand spectators to gather at the Bayreuth festival grounds to
follow the live transmission of Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin
in perfect HD video and 3D sound quality (surround sound). The
performance is very telegenically staged by Hans Neuenfels with
Klaus Florian Vogt in the lead role. The visual effects are
particularly impressive on the enormous LED screen, which is twice
as big as for the previous year. The surround sound, which has been
specifically tailored to the festival grounds, will ensure a
musical treat. An excellent gastronomic range of food at the
festival will also help ensure the perfect setting for the special
music experience in Bayreuth.
With a live web stream, this year Siemens is also offering music
lovers from all over the world the chance to experience
Lohengrin live on the 15th of August or to listen
online within two weeks of the performance as an on-demand version
for a fee of 14.90 euros per viewing. (
Additional information:
Press Contact: Goldmann Public Relations e. K. ,
Christa Stollenwerk, Tel.: +49(0)89-211-161-11, E-mail:
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