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08/13/2015

To all our guests in Salzburg this summer: Adrianne Pieczonka will be joining us as part of our Artists in Conversation series on August 17th.

She is singing Leonore in this year's Fidelio - you can read about the production here: http://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/opera/fidelio-2015

August 17th, 2015 at 11:30 am, in the Schüttkasten
Herbert von Karajan-Platz 11, 5020 Salzburg

We hope to see you there!

08/06/2015

We are pleased to announce the first installment of our 2015 Artists in Conversation series:

Ann Murray (appearing as Marcellina in this year’s Le Nozze di Figaro) – the Dublin-born mezzo-soprano has sung all over the world and performs regularly with the English National Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the Bavarian State Opera. She is especially known for her performances in works by Handel, Mozart, and Strauss, and in 2002 was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She also holds the title of Bavarian Kammersängerin and is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music.

Join us on 10 August, 2015, at 11:30 a.m.
in the Schuettkasten, Herbert von Karajan-Platz 11, 5020 Salzburg

Photo (c) Sian Trenberth

08/04/2015

The New York Times reviews Sven-Eric Bechtolf's new production of 'Le Nozze di Figaro,' conducted by Dan Ettinger:

Everything about the show exuded immediacy and naturalness at the Haus für Mozart.

08/03/2015

Introducing our International Patrons Lounge: a meeting point for international friends of the Salzburg Festival
Please join us on Thursdays in August, 2:30 to 4:30 pm
at our office:
Palais Kuenburg-Langenhof
Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 16, Stiege 1 (first floor)

07/31/2015

Welcome to the 2015 Salzburg Festival / July 18 - August 31
This year, as ever, world class opera, theater, and concerts await!

08/16/2011

Today we have to people coming in for lecture, Christopher Maltman and Tenor Alek Shrader in the Schuettkasten at 11:30 am!!

08/13/2011

BENEFIT FOR JAPAN CONCERT: Anna Netrebko and Pietr Beczala - Today at 14:00 in the Großes Festspielhaus

08/13/2011

The discussion with Maestro Esa-Pekka Salonen was a big success! This was a wonderful opportunity to be up close with the Maestro.

08/10/2011

The premier of Die Sache Markropulos is playing tonight at 20:00 pm. It is an intrigue about an inheritance. It asks the question if the prospect of eternal life is really as appealing as is generally assumed. Text from Leos Janacek and music by Vienna Philharmonic.

08/08/2011

Our first lecture series is coming up on this Friday, the 12 of August with Maestro Trevor Pinnock