Stock Photo - 02 August 2019, Saxony-Anhalt, Wernigerode: A scene from the opera performance ""Romeo and Juliet"" is rehearsed in the courtyard of Wernigerode Castle. The play will premiere on August 9. This will be followed by further performances. Bellini's opera premiered in Venice in 1830, the first performance outside Italy took place a year later in Dresden. During the festival at Schloss Wernigerode, there are also plans for changing concerts, a final concert and a children's and family programme until 1 September. Around 4000 visitors come to the events every year. The romantic comic opera Martha by Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883) will be the focus of the anniversary edition of the Wernigeröder Schlossfestspiele in 2015. Numerous concerts and the performance of the opera ""Martha"" will be shown until 29 August 2015. The festival in Wernigerode will take place for the 20th time next year. Romeo and Juliet"" will celebrate its premiere on 9 August, after which four further performances are planned. The director was Birgit Kronshage, they said. Bellini's opera premiered in Venice in 1830, the first performance outside Italy took place a year later in Dresden. During the festival at Schloss Wernigerode, there are also plans for changing concerts, an opening and closing concert as well as a children's and family programme. Around 4000 visitors come to the events every year. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB. - Wernigerode/Saxony-Anhalt/Germany