Overview

• A three-night opera gala opened the festival to nearly sold-out audiences at Schloss Rheinsberg.
• Rehearsals for Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and preparations for Mozart’s Der königliche Hirte began July 7 in the palace courtyard.
• Organizers plan a more music-theatre–focused lineup for the remainder of the season.
• CEO Dirk Beenken reports that a rise in short-term, weather-dependent bookings has prompted most outdoor events to be scheduled in August.
• This marks Georg Quander’s final summer festival before Belgian director Jelle Dierickx assumes artistic leadership in September.