wˈɪlhɛlm fˈɜːtwɛŋɡlɚ bɪɡˈæn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ðˈɛɹ, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈæɡnɚz pˈɑːɹsɪfəl wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɪts fˈɜːst pɚfˈoːɹməns aʊtsˈaɪd bˈeɪɹuːθ.
Wilhelm Furtwängler began his career there, and in 1913 Richard Wagner’s Parsifal was given its first performance outside Bayreuth.