Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival 2023
Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival 2023
In 2023, the Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival will take place for the 19th time from July 14 to 23, 2023 in the enchanting atmosphere of the inner courtyard and park of the Princely Castle in Regensburg. A top-class program spanning all genres with a large number of international stars make the festival a magnet for over 30,000 visitors from Germany and abroad every year in the festival summer.
The premiere is on July 14th and 15th, 2023 with Mozart's successful opera "The Magic Flute" in an unforgettable open-air production of the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg. "The Magic Flute" owes its popularity above all to its fairytale-like, folk theater-like and at the same time profound content, the spectacular stage transformations and of course the wonderful music of Mozart, but also the loving, deeply human drawing of the characters. Happy and heartfelt, solemn, magical and dramatic combine in the "Magic Flute" to a tableau that cannot be surpassed in terms of colour. An absolute highlight right at the beginning!
The "King of Tenors", Jonas Kaufmann, invites you to a festive opera gala on July 21, 2023 together with the fantastic American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen accompanied by the Hofer Symphoniker conducted by Jochen Rieder. Superlatives are hardly enough to describe Kaufmann's talent and career. The hearts of the audience fly to him in record time. His seductively beautiful voice impresses with its power, passion and temperament. The renowned tenor is at home in a wide variety of genres. He is just as in demand internationally in the Italian and French repertoire as in the German one. Jonas Kaufmann has mastered the entire range of tenor repertoire and attaches great importance to versatility and flexibility: vocally, stylistically and linguistically. The star tenor was recently awarded the most important classical music prize, the Opus Klassik, as "Singer of the Year".
The famous Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti comes to Regensburg on July 23, 2023 as part of his current world tour. His "Battito Infinito World Tour" featured preview shows at the Arena in Verona, Seville and other locations in Italy, Greece and Israel before the tour started in Los Angeles. His new album "Battito Infinito" was recently released in September and already showed with the first single release "Ama" why Ramazzotti has been one of the most popular and successful artists of our time for over 35 years. The Roman not only convinces with his albums, but above all also live: the all-rounder, who not only has an unmistakable voice, but also outstanding entertainer qualities and masters several instruments, succeeds thanks to his incredible presence and playful charm Captivating and captivating the audience. "I can hardly wait to see my fans all over the world again," says Ramazzotti, whose concert at the festival will be an absolute highlight.
Simply Red, one of the most successful English live acts of all time, are coming to Regensburg on July 20th, 2023. They present their perfect mix of soul, funk and reggae and of course their biggest hits such as "Stars", "Holding Back The Years", "Fairground", "Money's Too Tight To Mention" and many more.
About the Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival
The Thurn und Taxis Castle Festival in the World Heritage City of Regensburg is considered to be Germany's most beautiful and atmospheric open-air festival: with a princely ambience in the castle courtyard, an enchanting atmosphere in the castle park with its excellent culinary offer and a top-class program spanning all genres with a large selection of international stars the festival for over 30,000 visitors from home and abroad every year is a magnet in the festival summer. The Viennese magazine "Festspiele" once again lists the festival among the top ten of the world's "most beautiful castle festival".
For countless visitors from near and far, the Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival is a magnet every festival summer. The unique selling point of the Festival in Regensburg is still: Big names, a colorful program across all styles, a touch of "society" and above all the incomparably beautiful, summery-elegant and yet relaxed atmosphere around the princely St. Emmeram Castle.
Between colorful lanterns, atmospherically lit fountains and castle arcades, the audience can stroll in the princely castle park during the concert break, but also before and after the events and linger in the festival restaurant under snow-white pagoda tents or in the stylish bars and lounges.
The Thurn und Taxis Schlossfestspiele - meanwhile firmly established in Germany's festival landscape and listed in the "Top Ten" of the most beautiful festivals worldwide by the Viennese magazine "Festspiele" - has been presenting the public with a top-class and varied program with German and Austrian artists every year since the first festival season in 2003 international stars and a unique mix of classic and pop.
In recent years there have been world stars of classical music such as Plácido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann, Angela Gheorghiu, Rolando Villazón, José Carreras, Elina Garanca, Piotr Beczala or David Garrett and superstars of pop, rock and light music such as Elton John, Sting and Tom Jones, Zucchero, Joan Baez, Art Garfunkel, Ronan Keating, Amy Macdonald, James Blunt, the Scorpions, Katie Melua, Liza Minnelli, Patricia Kaas, Max Raabe, Udo Jürgens, Nena, Xavier Naidoo, Sarah Connor, Max Mutzke, Haindling, Howard Carpendale or Roger Cicero already on the Thurn und Taxis stage.
Spectacular opera performances such as "Tosca", "The Magic Flute", "La Traviata", "Rigoletto", "Aida", "Turandot", "Carmen" and "La Bohéme" as well as musicals - including "West Side Story", "The Rocky Horror Show" or "All You Need Is Love" - and concert shows such as "Classic meets Cuba", "ABBA Mania", "Last Night of the Proms" and many more could be experienced in front of the unique backdrop of the princely palace.
