Rossini in Wildbad — 37th Belcanto Opera Festival
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Rossini in Wildbad
36th Edition 2025 — Solid Foundation
The 2025 edition was once again sold out. International Bel Canto lovers from Italy, Switzerland, Austria, England, the USA, and Japan came to Bad Wildbad again. In 2025, the festival presented a series of rediscoveries as well as Rossini's standard works, featuring soloists from the international Bel Canto scene and the festival's own orchestra under Antonino Fogliani.
Recordings from the festival are released as usual by Naxos and Bongiovanni — making Wildbad one of the most important recording production sites for Rossini worldwide. The 2025 edition concluded with the announcement of the 2026 program: the rediscovery of Sémiramis, in particular, generated international attention.
Published by Valentin Contard, festival listings writer. Reviewed, corrected and approved by Christophe Contard, editor-in-chief. .