Opera for all - Free concerts for the public!

Oper für Alle
That time of the year again when the Bavarian St. Staatsorchester and Oper spread the love around town and make the music accessible for anyone who wants to show up. Opera for Everyone consists of public concerts where it is first come first serve for seating and you can dress as you like. As of 1999 this annual one day event has extended to two days with two concerts. The first concert is an open air orchestra concert and the second is a live broadcast from the National Theater onto a large screen.

The two concerts are on Saturday, July 10th at 9:00pm and Sunday, July 11th at 5:00pm.

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Gustav Mahler: Symphony Nr. 3 in D
Live concert with the Bavarian State Orchestra in the Marstallplatz
Soloist: Marjana Lipovsek, Mezzosoprano
The womens chorus of the Bavarian St. Opera
The childrens chorus of the Bavarian St. Opera
Time: 9:00pm in Marstallplatz
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The second concert is the Opening night performance of the new production of Wagner's
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
Live audiovisual transmission from the Nationaltheater to Max-Joseph-Platz begins at 5:00pm on a very very large screen. BYOB.
(runtime is 5 hrs. 45 min. with two intermissions)
Again, admission is free and places are first come first serve.

This concert series is only a small part of the Festspiel which takes place from June 26 to July 31.

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Here's a photo of the large screen, btw.
Sponsored by BMW. Who could resist?

Opera for All 2004

Opera for All has meanwhile become synonymous with the Munich Opera Festival. Since 1997, the Bavarian State Opera has transmitted an important festival performance live from the Nationaltheater onto a mammoth video screen on Max-Joseph-Platz. As of 1999, the program was extended to two days.

Thanks to our sponsor, the BMW Group and the BMW Munich Subsidiary, the Opera for All events can be offered at no admission charge. Opera for All is a return gift to the people of Munich for the loyal support they give the Bavarian State Opera all year long.

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Opera for All thanks to
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It looks like rain tomorrow and Sunday.
But if the weather holds out enjoy the show!
It's free. And you can bring beer.

I happened upon the opera around 10:30 last night. It was a great setup & the sound was actually pretty good, but it was too cold to stand out there for long! Had I known it was almost over though I could have toughed it out.