Wetzlarer Festspiele
The Wetzlar Festival is an annual summer since 1953 -find cultural festival in the Hessian town of Wetzlar. By 1982 the event " Wetzlar Industry Festival " was. The festival enjoy a far Hesse beyond recognition. The main program has traditionally been broadly defined and offers drama, concerts, musical theater ( opera, operetta, musicals ) and readings. In addition, the main program will be accompanied since 1995 by a regional framework program, which is designed by schools and theater groups in the region. Director of Wetzlar Festival since 2008 Marion Grundmann.
Visitor
In the 2009 season 12300 tickets were sold. Three events were sold out: The Musical Jekyll & Hyde ( outdoor stage Rosengärtchen ) and Evita (city hall ) and the cabaret program of Lisa Fitz (city hall). Due to the lack of interest in recent years in this sector, it will be no 2010 Opera and Ballet no.
Venues
The most important venue for the outdoor theater Rosengärtchen serving in the area of the historic city walls, whose grandstands offer space for 950 spectators. Other venues are the estate Hermannstein ( 350 seats ) and the former Deutschordenshof in Wetzlar 's Old Town, the Lottehof (350 seats), where the birthplace of Charlotte Buff stands. Also the Wetzlar Cathedral counted regularly to venues of Wetzlar Festival. In case of rain, the events of Lottehof and Rosengärtchen be laid in Wetzlar city hall, while when the weather in Hermannstein a barn sufficient protection for the stage and visitors. 2010 had the venue in Hermannstein be abandoned.
Main program
In the main program different theaters are represented with guest performances, including traditionally been two classic plays and an operetta and a cabaret program, which are shown on the course, stage in the rose garden. In addition - also the largest venue - an idea of a musical tour. In Rosengärtchen variety of concerts, including the grand prize winners' concert, instead. Also various cabarets, concerts and plays are shown at the small venues.
Framework Programme
On the Framework Programme, various amateur ensemble part of the region. Most successful event of the Framework Programme is the musical of the Goethe School Wetzlar, which opened the festival on the outdoor stage in the rose garden since 1996. At the smaller venues pieces of the new basement theater Wetzlar, the Schwingbach school law Bach and the Lahn Valley School Atzbach are seen. The Framework Programme is shown from the beginning of June before the actual opening of the main program.