Start times and sunset 2027. Why the music starts so late.
Last checked: 2 November 2026, against the organiser's own information.
Open-air venues usually start once the stage lights work. The table shows each venue's usual start time and the sunset and darkness on 15 July 2027 at that venue.
VenueUsual startSunsetDarkStart after sunset
Savonlinna Opera FestivalSavonlinna, Finland19:0022:3200:17−212 minStaatsoper für alle (State Opera for All)Berlin, Germany18:0021:2322:10−203 minClassic Open Air at GendarmenmarktBerlin, Germany19:3021:2322:10−113 minHeidenheim Opera FestivalHeidenheim an der Brenz, Germany19:3021:1821:58−108 minSmetana's Litomyšl Festival, Castle CourtyardLitomyšl, Czech Republic19:3020:5921:41−89 minKlassik Open Air NurembergNuremberg, Germany20:0021:1821:59−78 minBerliner Philharmoniker at the WaldbühneBerlin, Germany20:1521:2422:10−69 minKlassik am Dom LinzLinz, Austria20:0021:0021:40−60 minOper Burg Gars (Gars Castle Opera)Gars am Kamp, Lower Austria20:0020:5621:36−56 minDomStufen Festival ErfurtErfurt, Germany20:3021:2522:09−55 minoperklosterneuburg in the KaiserhofKlosterneuburg near Vienna, Austria20:0020:5221:32−52 minOpera in the Quarry St. MargarethenSt. Margarethen, Burgenland, Austria20:0020:4921:28−49 minOperetta at Schloss TaborNeuhaus am Klausenbach, Burgenland, Austria20:0020:4821:25−48 minThurn und Taxis Palace FestivalRegensburg, Germany20:3021:1221:52−42 minGrafenegg Festival at the WolkenturmGrafenegg, Lower Austria20:1520:5521:35−40 minSanta Fe OperaSanta Fe, New Mexico, USA20:0020:2120:50−21 minBregenz Festival on the Lake StageBregenz, Austria21:0021:1521:54−15 minArena di VeronaVerona, Italy21:0021:0221:39−2 minSferisterio, Macerata (Macerata Opera Festival)Macerata, Italy21:0020:4521:19+15 minPuccini Festival, Torre del LagoTorre del Lago Puccini near Viareggio, Italy21:1520:5921:34+16 minSzeged Open-Air Festival, Dóm térSzeged, Hungary21:0020:2921:06+31 minAida on Sydney HarbourSydney, Australia19:3018:0518:32+85 min“Dark” means the sun is six degrees below the horizon. From then on a stage needs artificial light. Values are for 15 July 2027; in August the sun sets earlier.