What is Festspielhaus Baden-Baden?
[[File:Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus am Ernst-Schlapper-Platz.jpg|thumb|The entrance to the Festspielhaus]] The '''Festspielhaus Baden-Baden''' is Germany's largest [[opera house]]. It is the second largest opera house in Europe. It has 2,500 seats. The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden is in [[Baden-Baden]] at the place of the former railroad station. The historic station building was combined into the Festspielhaus and is now the entrance building. The Festspielhaus was opened in 1998. After a difficult starting time due to financial problems it managed to become successful. Today it has five festival periods and a rich cultural program. ==Other websites== * [http://www.festspielhaus.de/en/news/ Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215437/http://www.festspielhaus.de/en/news/ |date=2014-04-26 }} * [http://en.stadtwiki-baden-baden.de/wiki/Festspielhaus/ Festspielhaus Baden-Baden] in the Baden-Baden City Wiki * [http://www.baden-baden.de/en/events-art-exhibitions/event-locations/festspielhaus/ Festspielhaus Baden-Baden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226122951/http://www.baden-baden.de/en/events-art-exhibitions/event-locations/festspielhaus/ |date=2014-02-26 }} at Baden-Baden.de [[Category:Baden-Baden]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Baden-Württemberg]] [[Category:Opera houses in Germany]]