city in SE Germany, in the state of Bavaria: known for its annual Wagnerian music festivals, begun in 1876: pop. 71,000
See Bayreuth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bī-roitˈ, bīˈroit)
A city of east-central Germany northeast of Nuremberg. Richard Wagner lived here from 1872 to 1883 and designed the opera house used for the city's internationally famous music festivals. Population: 73,500.