A ''Festspielhaus'' or Festival Theatre is a German language term describing a theatre designed for opera or music festivals.
There are several examples of Festival Theatres in the German-speaking world:
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Bayreuth Festspielhaus
The ''Bayreuth Festspielhaus'' or Bayreuth Festival Theatre (german: link=no, Bayreuther Festspielhaus, ) is an opera house north of Bayreuth, Germany, built by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner and dedicated solely to the performa ...
or the
Bayreuth Festival
The Bayreuth Festival (german: link=no, Bayreuther Festspiele) is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. Wagner himself conceived ...
Theatre in Bayreuth, Germany
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Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden is Germany’s largest opera and concert house, with a 2,500 seat capacity.
The building was originally built in 1904 as Baden-Baden central railway station. This building replaced the original railway station whi ...
in Baden-Baden, Germany
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Grosses Festspielhaus (Grand Festival Hall) in Salzburg, Austria
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Kleines Festspielhaus (Little Festival Hall) in Salzburg, Austria
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Festspielhaus St. Pölten
The Festspielhaus St. Pölten () is a Festspielhaus in St. Pölten, the capital of Lower Austria. It is located next to the Landesmuseum (museum of the country of Lower Austria), the Ausstellungshalle (exhibition hall), the Landesbibliothek (public ...
in St. Pölten, Austria
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Festspielhaus Hellerau
Festspielhaus Hellerau (English: Hellerau Festival House or Hellerau Theatre) is a theatre/studio building/classroom building located in Hellerau, the famous garden city district of Dresden, Germany. Built in 1911, it was an important center for e ...
in the district of Hellerau, now part of Dresden, Germany; see info in the
German Wikipedia
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FestSpielHaus, in Munich, Germany
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