Festival of Wiltz

Castle of Wiltz

Fifty years ago a small group of men had the idea of bringing to life the unique site of the feudal castle of Wiltz by creating a European Open-Air Theatre Festival. The stage was set up in front of the grand staircase, and the gardens were the site of the amphitheatre, which can hold up to two thousand people.

Theatre and music

From the beginning this enterprise, unique to the Grand Duchy, stirred up a great deal of interest and led the organisers to extent the programme to include more and more diverse types of events: chamber music, religious music, opera, symphonic music, ballet, jazz, children's theatre, folklore and singing.
Since 1991, a daring new project has provided an elegant protective veil above the amphitheatre, which serves as an umbrella and conveniently improves the acoustics for events.
Issue: Luxembourg, 14 May 2002