Overview
- The festival counted around 8,500 attendees, roughly 1,000 more than last year, according to the organizers in Ostprignitz-Ruppin.
- The 26 events around Schloss Rheinsberg averaged 84 percent occupancy, higher than the previous season.
- The open-air main production Die Fledermaus reached 87 percent occupancy, ranking as the most successful under artistic director Georg Quander and also his last.
- The festival’s singing competition attracted 354 applications, more than double the previous year’s total.
- Organizers said the season confirmed that a program combining lesser-known works with popular titles, including Mozart’s Der königliche Hirte and Die Fledermaus, resonates with audiences.