Overview

• The sixth edition runs from 24 August to 14 September across 23 venues in 13 towns.
• Opening night premiered the Sonettfabrik production in the Louise briquette factory, converting the industrial monument into a stage.
• Organisers say the program budget is down about 40% this year, resulting in roughly half as many events as last year.
• More than 2,000 tickets have been sold, 15 of 34 dates are sold out, and around 10,000 visitors are expected.
• The lineup features a Europe-wide broadcast of Arvo Pärt’s 90th-birthday concert in Görlitz alongside a revival of Othello/Die Fremden and the new family opera Krabat.