Offenbachiade
The “Overture to the Offenbachiade” in Bad Ems. Full houses and cheers in the Marble Hall.
- Client
- Jacques Offenbach Society Bad Ems & City of Bad Ems
- Dates
- 7–9 August 2026
- Project
- Artwork, website, press & PR, ticketing
- Website
- offenbachiade.de ↗
offenbachiade.declosing concert at the Kurtheater
documented media placements
clicks to ticketing via Instagram
dedicated feature on SWR Landesschau Rhineland-Palatinate
For three days, Bad Ems became Jacques Offenbach’s town once again: theatre, an international singing competition, concerts, talks and film in the historic halls of the UNESCO World Heritage town. For the Jacques Offenbach Society and the City of Bad Ems, we developed the complete artwork from scratch, built the website, handled all press and public relations and supported ticketing.
Several hundred visitors came to the “Overture to the Offenbachiade”. All events were well attended to fully booked, and the closing concert with the Rhineland-Palatinate State Youth Orchestra at the Kurtheater was sold out. From 2027, the Offenbachiade will continue as a multi-year festival.
What we did
- 01
New artwork and poster design for the festival
- 02
Concept, design and build of the website offenbachiade.de
- 03
Press list and press releases for regional, national and specialist media
- 04
Story pitches and contacts with SWR and Rhein-Zeitung
- 05
Building the Instagram channel with targeted advertising
- 06
Ticketing support
- 07
Clipping report evaluating press and social media
What it achieved
- Full houses: all events well attended to fully booked
- Sold-out closing concert at the Kurtheater
- Instagram from a standing start: 191 followers and 7,240 people reached in three weeks
- Kick-off for the Offenbachiade 2027–2030
Impact
- SWR Landesschau Rhineland-Palatinate, 5 August 2026: “Lost works by Jacques Offenbach return to Bad Ems”
- Rhein-Zeitung, culture section, 24 July 2026: “Bad Ems unearths its Offenbach treasure”
- Rhein-Zeitung, 6 August 2026: “Bad Ems leaves you wanting more Offenbach”
- Coverage in BEN-Kurier, NR-Kurier and the Rhineland-Palatinate Tourism press portal, among others
- 467 clicks to ticketing via Instagram – on a €300 ad budget
In the press
- Artwork, website & PR
- Eliah GOGO
- Organiser
- Jacques Offenbach Society Bad Ems & City of Bad Ems