| When in 1935 the building of this stage was
considered by the municipality fathers a great deal of
understanding and feeling towards the nature of theatre was a
base for such a lucky solution.
By being this way it offered the extraordinary
possibility to perform the Karl-May-Festspiele for the first
time. Before that time the "Basteispiele" by Arnold Findeisen
were successfully performed with approximately 200 locals on the
"sands".
"William Tell", "Tiefland", "The Zigeunerbaron"
,and "The Freischütz "ranked among the most visited
performances.
The Felsenbühne Rathen is considered as
probably the most beautiful natural theatre in Europe.
The tremendous rock massif with its walks along
the battlements of the castle Neurathen as well as the steep
cliffs of the Wehlturm forms a breathtaking scenery for each
single performance.
The valley itself is covered in the green
decoration of spruces, pine trees, putrid berry, mountain ash,
rowan and form the just right undergrowth to provide space and
life for ferns and moss.
Here nature and art form a unity.
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