This Zoom event will provide a “behind the scenes” view of the Bayreuth Festival, covering the changing audience, sales and marketing initiatives, finance, and building renovations.

Ulrich Jagels became the Managing Director of the Bayreuth Festival in April 2021, working alongside Katharina Wagner, Festival Director and great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner. Mr Jagels, who is a business economist by profession, has held positions previously at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Foundation, Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre GmbH Berlin (ROC Berlin), Städtische Theater Chemnitz GmbH and as Administrative Director of the Leipzig Opera, where he was responsible for several construction projects with an estimated total volume of 30 million euros – including the elaborate renovation of the Musikalische Komödie, one of the few German theatres specifically for the operetta genre.

This will be a joint event together with the Wagner societies of Scotland, Manchester and Dorset and is free of charge for members. Please register for this event and a Zoom invitation will be sent out in advance.