729:
1259:
173:
338:
46:
565:
1291:
1327:
1315:
497:
1303:
636:, Sven-Eric Bechtolf, who had served as Drama Director of the Salzburg Festival since 2012, took over as Interim General Manager. The 2015 festival marked the first one for which Bechtolf was responsible for the artistic programming. Budget cuts led to a retreat from Pereira's "new productions only" objective. The 2015 opera program presented only three new productions—
719:
The
Salzburg Festival reports in 2017 ticket sales revenue of about €27 million, and directly and indirectly creates value to the sum of €183 million in Salzburg per year. The festival thereby secures employment in Salzburg (including year-round employees and full-time equivalent adjusted
289:
According to
Hofmannsthal's political writings, the Salzburg Festival, as a counterpart to the Prussian-North German uncompromising worldview, should emphasize the centuries-old Habsburg principles of "live and let live" with regard to ethnic groups, peoples, minorities, religions, cultures and
244:
to establish an annual festival of drama and music, emphasizing especially the works of Mozart. At the close of the war in 1918, the festival's revival was championed by five men now regarded as its founders: the poet and dramatist
720:
seasonal workers of the festival) of 2800 full-time jobs (Austria 3400). Through their effect in other sectors, directly and indirectly they provide the public sector with approximately €77 million of taxes and duties.
797:
became the artistic director of the festival under a five-year contract during which he presented fully staged performances of operatic rarities from the 18th and 19th century
Neapolitan School of opera in the
396:. In the 21st century, the original festival hall, suitable only for concerts, was reconstructed as a third venue for fully staged opera and concert performances and reopened in 2006 as the
751:. Today its schedule remains, at four days, brief, but is characterized by multiple events each day; and it is managed under the umbrella of the main (summer) Salzburg Festival. (
632:. Pereira's objective for the festival was to present only new productions. When he resigned at the end of the 2014 festival season to take over as the General Director of
445:
332:
302:. The practice has become a tradition, and the play is now always performed at Cathedral Square; since 1921 it has been accompanied by several performances of
815:), Bartoli is to star in a full-staged opera each year, which will then be repeated at the Summer Festival in July and August. In 2012, she sang Cleopatra in
521:) opera house opened its doors. As this summer festival gained fame and stature as a venue for opera, drama, and classical concert presentation, its musical
770:. Years later, opera became part of the activities, and "Concerts" became officially "Festival". In the 1990s there began an emphasis on works from the
1183:
1352:
1125:
1377:
1264:
1205:
605:, including two unfinished operas. All 22 were filmed and released on DVD in November 2006. The 2006 festival also saw the opening of the
1269:
17:
472:, had to be dropped. Nevertheless, the festival remained in operation until in 1944 it was cancelled by the order of Reich Minister
1157:
1367:
509:
The post-war festival slowly regained its prominence as a summer opera festival, especially for works by Mozart, with conductor
1382:
964:
944:
912:
437:
290:
languages. The
Salzburg Festival was officially inaugurated on 22 August 1920 with Reinhardt's performance of Hofmannsthal's
1234:
233:
386:
riding academy, carved into the Mönchsberg rock face, was converted into a theater, inaugurated with a performance of
1387:
1372:
1044:
376:. At that time the festival had already developed a large-scale program including live broadcasts by the Austrian
978:
811:
Among a series of concerts and, for the first time in the history of the festival, dance performances (by the
207:. Mozart's operas are a focus of the festival; one highlight is the annual performance of Hofmannsthal's play
707:
of the
Festival in 2016. In April 2024, the Festival announced an extension of Hinterhäuser's contract as
755:
is
Whitsun in the U.K. and Pentecost in the U.S.; the British term is used by the festival's management.)
628:
premiered. Alexander
Pereira succeeded Flimm as intendant, who departed in 2011 to become director of the
199:
of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in
236:
but were discontinued in 1910. A festival was planned for 1914, but it was cancelled at the outbreak of
1347:
1281:
1015:
388:
269:
1362:
852:
780:
351:
1357:
1098:
658:
602:
221:
601:. That year, Salzburg celebrated the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth by staging all 22 of his
283:
874:
204:
976:
Thomas Thiel "Hugo von
Hofmannsthal im Ersten Weltkrieg – Requiem auf eine zerbrechliche Idee",
847:
732:
728:
680:
514:
1307:
1072:
816:
775:
548:
Upon
Karajan's death in 1989, the festival was drastically modernized and expanded by director
928:
598:
800:
485:
246:
129:
624:
536:
8:
767:
744:
510:
359:
240:. In 1917, Friedrich Gehmacher and Heinrich Damisch formed an organization known as the
1274:
1258:
638:
629:
522:
417:
295:
172:
1024:(Press release) (in German). Berlin. tso/Deutscher Depeschendienst (ddp). 18 July 2006
959:
William M. Johnston "Zur
Kulturgeschichte Österreichs und Ungarns 1890–1938." (2015),
696:
606:
568:
469:
397:
373:
1076:
960:
940:
908:
856:
836:
686:
663:
460:
in 1938. Toscanini resigned in protest, artists of Jewish descent like Reinhardt and
377:
321:
1075:[After Pereira: Salzburger Festspiele on consolidation course] (in German).
337:
1134:
1020:
826:
786:
614:
531:
501:
432:
423:
404:
382:
368:
342:
299:
278:
209:
1206:"Report Salzburg Festival: Economic engine, excellence infusion for the location"
902:
861:
805:
473:
411:
conducted many performances. In 1936, the festival featured a performance by the
250:
186:
134:
45:
594:
1331:
1295:
1102:
1001:
898:
841:
759:
572:
549:
526:
325:
232:
Music festivals were held in Salzburg at irregular intervals since 1877 by the
1341:
831:
821:
794:
771:
668:
653:
619:
576:
553:
393:
303:
265:
257:
254:
149:
139:
564:
355:
1319:
812:
691:
674:
585:
580:
481:
477:
457:
412:
408:
316:
261:
144:
774:
repertoire. In 2005, for example, the Salzburg Whitsun Festival presented
894:
461:
363:
237:
1184:"Markus Hinterhäuser Remains Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival"
450:
The festival's popularity suffered a major blow as a consequence of the
1049:
991:
Kurt Ifkovits in: "Hofmannsthal. Orte" (Hemecker/Heumann, 2014), p 336.
649:
1252:
484:, the Salzburg Festival reopened in summer 1945 immediately after the
163:
452:
428:
320:
conducted by Richard Strauss. The singers were mainly drawn from the
307:
633:
200:
196:
97:
644:
541:
380:
radio network. The following year the adjacent former episcopal
276:, who had produced the first performance of Hofmannsthal's play
936:
311:
273:
1073:"Nach Pereira: Salzburger Festspiele auf Konsolidierungskurs"
525:
concentrated on Mozart and Strauss, but other works, such as
496:
403:
During the years from 1934 to 1937, famed conductors such as
1326:
1314:
758:
The first Whitsun Concerts centered on three symphonies by
735:
entrance at Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz in Salzburg, Austria
350:
The first festival hall was erected in 1925 at the former
224:
has also been held, organized by a separate organization.
1158:"Hinterhäuser bleibt Intendant der Salzburger Festspiele"
622:
who compiled for his own libretto texts from Nietzsche's
27:
Annual music and drama festival held in Salzburg, Austria
310:
works. The first operatic production came in 1922, with
907:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 443.
421:(featuring a scene of the Trapp Family singing at the
1279:
446:
Salzburg Festival: history and repertoire, 1935–1937
333:
Salzburg Festival: history and repertoire, 1922–1926
1339:
1186:(Press release). Salzburg Festival. 5 April 2024
747:in 1973 as a brief concert series with the name
513:becoming artistic director in 1956. In 1960 the
415:, whose story was later depicted in the musical
491:
762:, all conducted by Karajan and played at the
723:
593:In 2006, the festival was led by intendant
1257:
1198:
1130:in Salzburg / Im Königreich der Fastnacht"
1042:
893:
845:. In 2015 she performed the title role in
427:, but inaccurately set in 1938). In 1937,
354:horse stables on the northern foot of the
171:
804:. He has been succeeded by mezzo-soprano
927:
727:
563:
495:
336:
1123:
1117:
666:. The remaining four opera productions—
14:
1340:
662:(The Conquest of Mexico), directed by
438:Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
1353:Classical music festivals in Austria
505:, a play performed annually, in 2014
1378:Music festivals established in 1920
808:, also for a period of five years.
743:) was established at the behest of
358:mountain, on the basis of plans by
24:
1124:Hanssen, Frederik (28 July 2018).
1099:"Opening of the Salzburg Festival"
933:Richard Strauss: Musik der Moderne
234:International Mozarteum Foundation
25:
1399:
1244:
904:The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia
242:Salzburger Festspielhaus-Gemeinde
1325:
1313:
1301:
1289:
1043:Gurewitsch, Matthew (May 2012).
855:, and in 2016 she sang Maria in
44:
1235:Program detail: West Side Story
1227:
1176:
1150:
1091:
739:The Salzburg Whitsun Festival (
559:
456:, the annexation of Austria by
1368:1920 establishments in Austria
1275:Salzburg Festival on medici.tv
1065:
1036:
1008:
994:
985:
979:Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
970:
953:
921:
887:
13:
1:
1237:. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
880:
694:was the first woman to stage
203:, Austria, the birthplace of
1383:Theatre festivals in Austria
825:, in 2013 the title role in
741:Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele
431:and his orchestra premiered
328:in the part of Don Ottavio.
110:; 104 years ago
7:
1270:aeiou encyclopaedia article
1233:Salzburg Whitsun Festival.
868:
703:Markus Hinterhäuser became
492:Post World War II festivals
10:
1404:
1213:Wirtschaftskammer Salzburg
714:
443:
389:The Servant of Two Masters
330:
227:
853:Christoph Willibald Gluck
724:Salzburg Whitsun Festival
690:—were revivals. In 2018,
583:in the new production of
158:
122:
104:
93:
85:
77:
69:
52:
43:
34:
18:Salzburg Whitsun Festival
1388:Summer events in Austria
1373:Annual events in Austria
659:Die Eroberung von Mexico
642:, directed by Bechtolf;
486:Allied victory in Europe
268:, then intendant of the
222:Salzburg Easter Festival
875:List of opera festivals
766:over three days by the
552:, who was succeeded by
545:, were also performed.
205:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1265:Salzburg Festival 2010
736:
590:
506:
347:
220:Since 1967, an annual
190:
731:
597:and concert director
567:
499:
464:had to emigrate, and
340:
247:Hugo von Hofmannsthal
192:Salzburger Festspiele
166:.salzburgerfestspiele
130:Hugo von Hofmannsthal
38:Salzburger Festspiele
848:Iphigénie en Tauride
764:GroĂźes Festspielhaus
681:Iphigénie en Tauride
656:'s rarely performed
625:Dionysian-Dithyrambs
589:at the 2014 festival
519:GroĂźes Festspielhaus
468:, last performed by
413:Trapp Family Singers
400:(House for Mozart).
1005:, June 1972, p. 178
768:Berlin Philharmonic
745:Herbert von Karajan
733:Great Festival Hall
612:In 2010, the opera
599:Markus Hinterhäuser
515:Great Festival Hall
511:Herbert von Karajan
476:in reaction to the
360:Clemens Holzmeister
264:, and the director
737:
639:Le nozze di Figaro
630:Berlin State Opera
591:
507:
418:The Sound of Music
348:
296:Salzburg Cathedral
1348:Salzburg Festival
1045:"New to Salzburg"
965:978-3-205-79378-6
946:978-3-15-010973-1
929:LĂĽtteken, Laurenz
914:978-0-52185-659-1
857:Leonard Bernstein
784:and his oratorio
687:Der Rosenkavalier
664:Peter Konwitschny
441:at the festival.
362:; it opened with
322:Wiener Staatsoper
270:Deutsches Theater
195:) is a prominent
183:Salzburg Festival
179:
178:
35:Salzburg Festival
16:(Redirected from
1395:
1363:Summer festivals
1330:
1329:
1318:
1317:
1306:
1305:
1304:
1294:
1293:
1292:
1285:
1261:
1256:
1255:
1253:Official website
1238:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1220:
1210:
1202:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1180:
1174:
1173:
1171:
1169:
1154:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1143:
1135:Der Tagesspiegel
1121:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1095:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1069:
1063:
1062:
1060:
1058:
1040:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1021:Der Tagesspiegel
1012:
1006:
998:
992:
989:
983:
982:, 18 April 2014.
974:
968:
957:
951:
950:
925:
919:
918:
891:
827:Vincenzo Bellini
781:Acis and Galatea
480:. At the end of
433:Benjamin Britten
424:Felsenreitschule
405:Arturo Toscanini
383:Felsenreitschule
343:Felsenreitschule
300:Alexander Moissi
294:on the steps of
260:, the conductor
175:
170:
167:
165:
118:
116:
111:
48:
32:
31:
21:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1392:
1358:Opera festivals
1338:
1337:
1336:
1324:
1312:
1308:Classical music
1302:
1300:
1290:
1288:
1280:
1251:
1250:
1247:
1242:
1241:
1232:
1228:
1218:
1216:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1189:
1187:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1167:
1165:
1156:
1155:
1151:
1141:
1139:
1128:Die Zauberflöte
1122:
1118:
1108:
1106:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1082:
1080:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1056:
1054:
1053:. New York City
1041:
1037:
1027:
1025:
1014:
1013:
1009:
999:
995:
990:
986:
975:
971:
958:
954:
947:
939:. p. 138.
926:
922:
915:
901:, eds. (2006).
899:Keefe, Simon P.
892:
888:
883:
871:
862:West Side Story
806:Cecilia Bartoli
801:Haus fĂĽr Mozart
749:Pfingstkonzerte
726:
717:
697:Die Zauberflöte
607:Haus fĂĽr Mozart
569:Plácido Domingo
562:
494:
474:Joseph Goebbels
470:Attila Hörbiger
448:
398:Haus fĂĽr Mozart
374:Karl Vollmöller
335:
286:arena in 1911.
284:Zirkus Schumann
255:scenic designer
251:Richard Strauss
249:, the composer
230:
162:
154:
135:Richard Strauss
114:
112:
109:
65:
39:
36:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1401:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1335:
1334:
1322:
1310:
1298:
1278:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1246:
1245:External links
1243:
1240:
1239:
1226:
1215:. 28 June 2017
1197:
1175:
1164:. 5 April 2024
1149:
1116:
1105:. 17 July 2015
1103:Deutsche Welle
1090:
1064:
1035:
1007:
1002:The Gramophone
993:
984:
969:
952:
945:
920:
913:
885:
884:
882:
879:
878:
877:
870:
867:
842:La Cenerentola
835:, and in 2014
725:
722:
716:
713:
711:through 2031.
648:, directed by
603:operatic works
573:Francesco Meli
561:
558:
550:Gerard Mortier
493:
490:
444:Main article:
372:dramatized by
331:Main article:
326:Richard Tauber
282:at the Berlin
229:
226:
177:
176:
160:
156:
155:
153:
152:
147:
142:
137:
132:
126:
124:
120:
119:
106:
102:
101:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
64:
63:
60:
56:
54:
50:
49:
41:
40:
37:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1400:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1309:
1299:
1297:
1287:
1286:
1283:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1254:
1249:
1248:
1236:
1230:
1214:
1207:
1201:
1185:
1179:
1163:
1159:
1153:
1137:
1136:
1131:
1129:
1120:
1104:
1100:
1094:
1079:. 8 July 2015
1078:
1074:
1068:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1039:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1004:
1003:
997:
988:
981:
980:
973:
966:
962:
956:
948:
942:
938:
935:(in German).
934:
930:
924:
916:
910:
906:
905:
900:
896:
890:
886:
876:
873:
872:
866:
864:
863:
858:
854:
850:
849:
844:
843:
838:
834:
833:
828:
824:
823:
822:Giulio Cesare
818:
814:
809:
807:
803:
802:
796:
795:Riccardo Muti
791:
789:
788:
783:
782:
777:
773:
769:
765:
761:
756:
754:
750:
746:
742:
734:
730:
721:
712:
710:
706:
701:
699:
698:
693:
689:
688:
683:
682:
677:
676:
671:
670:
665:
661:
660:
655:
654:Wolfgang Rihm
651:
647:
646:
641:
640:
635:
631:
627:
626:
621:
620:Wolfgang Rihm
617:
616:
610:
608:
604:
600:
596:
588:
587:
582:
578:
577:Anna Netrebko
574:
570:
566:
557:
555:
554:Peter Ruzicka
551:
546:
544:
543:
538:
534:
533:
528:
524:
520:
516:
512:
504:
503:
498:
489:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
454:
447:
442:
440:
439:
434:
430:
426:
425:
420:
419:
414:
410:
406:
401:
399:
395:
394:Carlo Goldoni
391:
390:
385:
384:
379:
375:
371:
370:
365:
361:
357:
353:
345:
344:
339:
334:
329:
327:
323:
319:
318:
313:
309:
305:
304:chamber music
301:
297:
293:
287:
285:
281:
280:
275:
271:
267:
266:Max Reinhardt
263:
259:
258:Alfred Roller
256:
252:
248:
243:
239:
235:
225:
223:
218:
216:
212:
211:
206:
202:
198:
194:
193:
188:
184:
174:
169:
161:
157:
151:
150:Max Reinhardt
148:
146:
143:
141:
140:Alfred Roller
138:
136:
133:
131:
128:
127:
125:
121:
107:
103:
99:
96:
92:
88:
84:
81:end of August
80:
76:
72:
68:
61:
58:
57:
55:
51:
47:
42:
33:
30:
19:
1229:
1217:. Retrieved
1212:
1200:
1188:. Retrieved
1178:
1166:. Retrieved
1161:
1152:
1140:. Retrieved
1133:
1127:
1119:
1107:. Retrieved
1093:
1081:. Retrieved
1067:
1055:. Retrieved
1048:
1038:
1026:. Retrieved
1019:
1010:
1000:
996:
987:
977:
972:
955:
932:
923:
903:
895:Eisen, Cliff
889:
860:
846:
840:
830:
820:
813:Kirov Ballet
810:
799:
792:
785:
779:
763:
757:
752:
748:
740:
738:
718:
708:
704:
702:
695:
692:Lydia Steier
685:
679:
675:Il trovatore
673:
667:
657:
643:
637:
623:
613:
611:
595:JĂĽrgen Flimm
592:
586:Il trovatore
584:
581:Diana Haller
560:21st century
547:
540:
530:
518:
508:
500:
482:World War II
478:20 July plot
465:
458:Nazi Germany
451:
449:
436:
422:
416:
409:Bruno Walter
402:
387:
381:
367:
352:Archbishops'
349:
341:
324:, including
317:Don Giovanni
315:
291:
288:
277:
262:Franz Schalk
241:
231:
219:
214:
208:
191:
182:
180:
145:Franz Schalk
29:
1138:(in German)
1016:"Mozart 22"
462:Georg Solti
298:, starring
238:World War I
105:Inaugurated
94:Location(s)
1342:Categories
1050:Opera News
881:References
650:Claus Guth
523:repertoire
356:Mönchsberg
308:orchestral
1109:1 October
1083:1 October
1057:1 October
1028:1 October
793:In 2007,
709:Intendant
705:Intendant
556:in 2001.
537:Beethoven
502:Jedermann
466:Jedermann
453:Anschluss
429:Boyd Neel
292:Jedermann
279:Jedermann
210:Jedermann
100:, Austria
86:Frequency
73:late July
1190:18 April
967:, p. 46.
931:(2014).
869:See also
760:Bruckner
634:La Scala
615:Dionysos
532:Falstaff
369:Turandot
215:Everyman
201:Salzburg
197:festival
98:Salzburg
1332:Theatre
1296:Austria
1282:Portals
1168:5 April
1142:3 March
837:Rossini
787:Solomon
772:Baroque
753:Pfingst
715:Economy
645:Fidelio
542:Fidelio
346:theatre
228:History
159:Website
113: (
1219:16 May
963:
943:
937:Reclam
911:
817:Handel
776:Handel
684:, and
652:; and
312:Mozart
274:Berlin
253:, the
187:German
123:People
89:annual
70:Begins
1320:Opera
1209:(PDF)
832:Norma
669:Norma
527:Verdi
378:RAVAG
364:Gozzi
62:drama
59:music
53:Genre
1221:2018
1192:2024
1170:2024
1144:2019
1111:2018
1085:2018
1059:2018
1030:2018
961:ISBN
941:ISBN
909:ISBN
579:and
535:and
407:and
306:and
181:The
115:1920
108:1920
78:Ends
1162:NMZ
1077:ORF
859:'s
851:by
839:'s
829:'s
819:'s
778:'s
618:by
539:'s
529:'s
435:'s
392:by
366:'s
314:'s
272:in
217:).
168:.at
164:www
1344::
1211:.
1160:.
1132:.
1101:.
1047:.
1018:.
897:;
865:.
790:.
700:.
678:,
672:,
609:.
575:,
571:,
488:.
189::
1284::
1223:.
1194:.
1172:.
1146:.
1126:"
1113:.
1087:.
1061:.
1032:.
949:.
917:.
517:(
213:(
185:(
117:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
