Acacia and velvet
The Großer Saal (great hall), combining dark acacia wood with red upholstered seating, exudes a warm, inviting atmosphere. Boasting one of the largest revolving stages in Europe and equipped with the full range of facilities for theatre, concerts and opera, the auditorium is a popular venue for cultural events.
During the summer months, the Bregenz Festival thrills audiences from all over the world with outstanding opera productions and orchestral concerts that are staged in the Großer Saal. Outside the festival season, the venue is used by numerous event organisers for shows, concerts and musicals, but above all for congresses, conferences and corporate events. With classic row-seating, the Großer Saal can accommodate 1,656 participants in the raked auditorium, or around 480 if the organiser opts for parliament-style seating (excluding the circle).
The Festspielhaus Bregenz stands for hi-tech stagecraft and innovative event design, and events in the Großer Saal prove to be particularly impressive. The combination of the main stage, apron stage, backstage area, and side stages with the auditorium makes every event a special experience. That’s because there’s no more inspiring place to meet or celebrate than on the theatre stage.
The adjoining foyer offers plenty of space for accompanying exhibitions and networking in a relaxed atmosphere. In addition, the nearby breakout rooms make it possible to organise parallel sessions or work in small groups.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
990-1,656
478
22 x 25 m
550 m²
309 m²
25 m
560
288
396
1,000
7 x 17 m
126 m²
6 lowerable stage lifts
15 x 17 m
255 m²
9 m
240
105
150
350
16 x 16 m
272 m²
9 m
240
105
180
400
BARRIER-FREE
WIRELESS DEVICE FOR VISITORS WITH IMPAIRED HEARING
The receiver, which is about the size of a playing card, is worn on the body and visitors operate it individually by means the on/off switch and the volume regulator. Reception is possible in the stalls and the gallery of the Großer Saal and throughout the foyer area. Selective warning calls, public notices, and the bells that signal the end of intermission are also transmitted.
VISITORS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY, WHEELCHAIR USERS
All venues inside the Festspielhaus are easily accessible using our lifts. The auditorium of the Großer Saal has space for six wheelchairs. If advance notice is given and if the modifiable stage permits, the number of spaces for wheelchair users can be increased to up to 20. Please contact the Festspielhaus.
VISITOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE
In all areas open to visitors, there is signage on handrails and in lifts for the benefit of the partially sighted. Textured flooring guides these visitors safely through the Festspielhaus to the barrier-free event rooms.
HALL RENTAL
Are you planning an event to remember? Here, where high-quality service meets sustainability, you can hire spaces that are perfectly tailored to your needs.
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Peter Spritzendorfer
Initial contact / Event Manager
T: +43 5574 413-333, anfrage@​festspielhausbregenz.com
Initial enquiryKEY FEATURES
- Modern sound & lighting equipment
- Connections for TV and radio transmissions
- Moveable tables for parliamentary seating
- Proscenium arch 16 x 8 m
- Revolving stage with a diameter of 20 m
- Concert/orchestra sound shell
- Fully equipped for theatre, concert and opera productions
- Lowerable apron stage
- Two lighting bridges
- Suspension points for loudspeakers / PA / line array
- Front truss
- Make-up rooms with moveable dressing tables
- Warm-up room for vocalists
- Quick change rooms
- Offices for production / tour / technical management team
There are two lighting bridges mounted on the ceiling for installing the front light. In the apron stage area, the hall offers suspension points for loudspeaker systems such as PA, line array, etc. as well as a front truss.
In addition to the control and technical room, a Front of House mixing console can easily be installed in the auditorium.
The fixed, raked seating in the Großer Saal can be conveniently modified. We install elegant, black leather tables on every second row of seats – a customised solution specially designed for the Festspielhaus Bregenz, and ideal for parliamentary seating.
Österreichische Hoteliervereinigung / ÖHV congress
SPECIAL TECHNICAL FEATURES
For TV and radio broadcasts: The Großer Saal frequently hosts premieres of cultural events and big-name opening ceremonies for conferences and conventions. For this reason, TV-Triax cabling is installed to allow broadcasting direct and live from the Großer Saal.
2 Foyer Werkstattbühne
3 Werkstattbühne
4 Seitenbühne 2
5 Seitenbühne 1
6 Hinterbühne
7 Hauptbühne
8 Großer Saal
9 Seetribüne
10 Showroom
11 Eingangsfoyer
12 Restaurant buehnedrei
13 Platz der Wiener Symphoniker
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