Travel tips for opera lovers – Bad Ems and Offenbach

Offenbach in Bad Ems

The series about historical places of opera art & culture. Get to know exciting excursion and travel ideas for opera lovers. This time: Offenbach in Bad Ems.

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Offenbach in Bad Ems

The fashionable spa town of Bad Ems was a regular destination for Offenbach between 1858 and 1870. On the one hand, his comedy troupe “bouffes-parisiens” played there in the summer months for the many French guests and he took a cure there to get rid of his gout, which troubled him early on. In addition, he composed his famous works and tried his hand at gambling in the casino, which was forbidden in France in those years.

Destination Marmorsaal (Marble hall)

The Offenbach troupe gave the performances in the beautiful Marble Hall of the State Spa, where regular performances also take place.

Marble hall:

https://staatsbad-badems.de/marmorsaal/

Destination Jacques Offenbach Festival

Since 1980 the Offenbach Festival has been held in Bad Ems.

https://www.j-o-g.org/derverein/jacques-offenbach-festival/index.html