For Audiences

Don’t miss the RING AWARD 25 final!

The competition final will take place on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29 at Schauspielhaus Graz  (Hofgasse 11).

Get your festival pass now – online or at Ticketzentrum (Kaiser-Josef-Platz 10).

Competition opera L’ORFEO by Claudio Monteverdi: act II from Ritornello before Orfeo: “Vi ricorda o boschi ombrosi” until act III, Sinfonia after Orfeo: “Rendetemi il mio ben, Tartare numi” (without the choruses of this section) with piano

Programme

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Schauspielhaus

10:30-11:15          Opening Ceremony, accompanied by the Quartett Mandacaru and a poetry slam.

11:30-12:10          Team Maria Chagina (RUS) / Anna Agafonova (ISR) / Sören Sarbeck (DEU)

L’Orfeo. The Myth Next Door

12:15-12:45          Speakers’ Corner (Salon, 1^st floor)

16:30-17:10          Team Franciska Éry (HUN) / Peter Butler (GBR) / Mathieu Cabanes (FRA)

Orfeo – Recording in Session

17:15-17:45           Speakers’ Corner (Salon, 1^st floor)

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Schauspielhaus

10:30-11:10          Team Giorgio Pesenti (ITA) / Giulia Bruschi (ITA) / Riccardo Mainetti (ITA) /

Elena Patacchini (ITA) / Matteo Castiglioni (ITA)

Orfeo. The End of Things

11:15-11:45           Speakers’ Corner (Salon, 1^st floor)

12:30-13:00          Award Ceremony

In between the performances, the Speakers’ Corner offers space for dialogue: the directing teams answer questions from the jury and the audience, offering interesting insights into their artistic visions.

The Concept Area complements the festival experience by giving insights into the creative process – from submission to stage-ready production, showcased through models, concepts, and team profiles.

The RING AWARD 25 meets the criteria of the Austrian Ecolabel for Green Events!
The RING AWARD puts great importance to sustainability and would like to encourage the use of environmentally friendly means of transport such as train, bus or bicycle.
Thank you for your help in reducing emissions!