The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will start a first part of its season 20/21 on 8 October with a drastically reduced number of available seats. Only 500 of the 2500 seats in Germany’s largest opera and concert hall will initially be sold. At the same time, the programme is being modified to take account of the various hygiene regulations which festival performers have to comply with when travelling or rehearsing. The programme will be made public in several stages, and for the time being until 1 November 2020.