Bregenz Festival

New production on the lake stage
Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece ‘La traviata’ will be performed on the lake stage for the first time. The premiere will take place on 22 July 2026. The opera will be directed by Damiano Michieletto, with musical direction by Kirill Karabits and Pietro Rizzo.

Opera at the Festspielhaus
‘The Excursions of Mr Brouček’ by Leoš Janáček will premiere the following day, on 23 July 2026, at the Festspielhaus. It will be directed by American director Yuval Sharon, with Robert Jindra as musical director.

Orchestral concerts Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Dalia Stasevska, Eva Ollikainen and Petr Popelka will present a varied programme ranging from Sibelius to Stravinsky. The festival will conclude in traditional fashion on the last Sunday with a matinee concert by the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra under Leo McFall.

Young Festival
The programme of the 2026 Young Festival presents various productions for young audiences from across the Lake Constance region. In addition, young festival guests in 2026 can look forward to the Children’s Festival, Young People’s Night, scenic opera workshops and the popular brass band camp, among other things.

• Find Bregenz Festival programme for 2026 here

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Bregenzer Festspiele, a large-scale open-air exhibition will be on display on the Bregenz lakeside promenade from June to August 2026. Numerous poster walls will showcase the impressive history of the Bregenzer Festspiele, featuring the most important opera productions on the Seebühne from 1946 to the present day. The exhibition invites locals and visitors alike to stroll along the 80-year history of the Bregenzer Seebühne toward the Festspielhaus and immerse themselves in the visual world of the Opera at the Lake—freely accessible and amid the unique setting of Lake Constance.

• Information on the exhibitions