Nine New productions, nearly 90 concerts and a whole lot of Tradition: operas, concerts and drama during this year’s Salzburg festival in the magic games again on the Mozart-city
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Salzburg festival: A city as a stage
Every summer, Salzburg is the meeting place of Stars and celebrities: The Salzburg festival (20.7.-30.8.2018) are the magnet for the public in Austria’s fourth largest city. Almost 200 concerts, operas, drama performances, in only 40 days a quarter of a million guests from more than 80 countries, the lure almost in the city on the Salzach river.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Spectacle, Drama and Grand Opera
The Salzburg festival since 1917, with the “Jedermann” on the Cathedral square opened. The staging of this play by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal has since become the trademark of the festival. Next to the Cathedral square, the Great festival are the game house and the rock riding school is the most famous venues of the festival. In the picture Tobias Moretti as Anyone and Stefanie Reinsperger as the paramour.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Where is the music genius Mozart was born
In the Getreidegasse 9 (in the picture on the left) was Wolfgang Amadeus 1756 born. Today, it is in the original living spaces of the Museum. Mozart fans can visit around the corner to the second of the Mozart-house of the city, where the composer lived as an adult, the concert master, until he returned in 1781, the town of the back and and went back to Austria.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Getreidegasse: the flagship of the old town
The eye-catcher in the Getreidegasse are numerous petite, playful Guild signs. They signal via shops and the guest of the proud Tradition of the craft stations, art. The skill of the confectioners of the city of Salzburg cafes witnesses – with tantalizing specialties: Salzburg dumplings, baked egg cake, and Mozart balls, chocolates from chocolate with a core of Marzipan.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Old town: a UNESCO world heritage site with 1000 monuments
As to Mozart’s times, the streets and squares dominate the old town. One of the most beautiful in the Chapter space. The Golden ball (on the right) is part of the work of art “Sphaera” by Stefan Balkenhol. Over the place character of the city: the fortress Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval castles in Europe that wakes up the true. The old town is since 1996 a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Baroque splendour for Prince-bishops
As a stage for representation and Power of Salzburg’s Prince-bishops in the 16. Century, the Duomo district, with residence and St. Peter’s Abbey in the Italian style. Their goal: a “Rome of the North” created. Style of the Salzburg Cathedral. He is considered the first Church building of the early Baroque North of the Alps.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Hellbrunn Palace and its water spitters
To use the representation for the purposes of the Salzburg Prince-bishops also Hellbrunn Palace. The historical water games are a masterpiece of engineering, with figures, of the spit to the amusement of the annual 300,000 visitors with water only. The Park is also home to the hellbrunner Allee, the old wood is a habitat for rare beetles, bats, and woodpeckers.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Mirabell castle: Salzburg’s most beautiful wedding hall
Here are the wedding couples of the summer week, and stand in line to give in the marble hall of Mirabell Palace. Was built the castle on the orders of Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich in 1606 for his mistress Salome Alt. The view axis of the Park is the view up to the fortress high Salzburg, surrounded by the mountain panorama.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Contrast program at the Museum of Modern
On top of the mönchsberg, one of the three local mountains of Salzburg is the purist construction of the Museum of Modern art. Especially graphical and photographic works of Modern art in Austria are shown here. From the Museum terrace is one of the most beautiful views of Salzburg.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Salzburg Airport: Takeoff, Landing, And Enjoyment Of Art
Since 2003, the Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz shares his passions with the Public: planes, fast cars, gastronomy. In the glass Hangar-7 at Salzburg airport Mozart Opera, or a TV-Show in the middle of the plane collection. The event location is also a gourmet restaurant and Bars, views of the Alps including.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Electric Love Festival on the circuit
And this date set for 2019 in your calendar: On the first weekend of July, the club culture, celebrates in Salzburg at the Electric Love Festival. On the Salzburg ring that is normally used for Motorsport-race, then for the seventh Time over 100 DJs on five stages. It is considered to be the most electric music Festival in Austria.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Salzburg festival: A city as a stage
Every summer, Salzburg is the meeting place of Stars and celebrities: The Salzburg festival (20.7.-30.8.2018) are the magnet for the public in Austria’s fourth largest city. Almost 200 concerts, operas, drama performances, in only 40 days a quarter of a million guests from more than 80 countries, the lure almost in the city on the Salzach river.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Spectacle, Drama and Grand Opera
The Salzburg festival since 1917, with the “Jedermann” on the Cathedral square opened. The staging of this play by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal has since become the trademark of the festival. Next to the Cathedral square, the Great festival are the game house and the rock riding school is the most famous venues of the festival. In the picture Tobias Moretti as Anyone and Stefanie Reinsperger as the paramour.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Where is the music genius Mozart was born
In the Getreidegasse 9 (in the picture on the left) was Wolfgang Amadeus 1756 born. Today, it is in the original living spaces of the Museum. Mozart fans can visit around the corner to the second of the Mozart-house of the city, where the composer lived as an adult, the concert master, until he returned in 1781, the town of the back and and went back to Austria.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Getreidegasse: the flagship of the old town
The eye-catcher in the Getreidegasse are numerous petite, playful Guild signs. They signal via shops and the guest of the proud Tradition of the craft stations, art. The skill of the confectioners of the city of Salzburg cafes witnesses – with tantalizing specialties: Salzburg dumplings, baked egg cake, and Mozart balls, chocolates from chocolate with a core of Marzipan.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Old town: a UNESCO world heritage site with 1000 monuments
As to Mozart’s times, the streets and squares dominate the old town. One of the most beautiful in the Chapter space. The Golden ball (on the right) is part of the work of art “Sphaera” by Stefan Balkenhol. Over the place character of the city: the fortress Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval castles in Europe that wakes up the true. The old town is since 1996 a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Baroque splendour for Prince-bishops
As a stage for representation and Power of Salzburg’s Prince-bishops in the 16. Century, the Duomo district, with residence and St. Peter’s Abbey in the Italian style. Their goal: a “Rome of the North” created. Style of the Salzburg Cathedral. He is considered the first Church building of the early Baroque North of the Alps.
-
Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Hellbrunn Palace and its water spitters
To use the representation for the purposes of the Salzburg Prince-bishops also Hellbrunn Palace. The historical water games are a masterpiece of engineering, with figures, of the spit to the amusement of the annual 300,000 visitors with water only. The Park is also home to the hellbrunner Allee, the old wood is a habitat for rare beetles, bats, and woodpeckers.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Mirabell castle: Salzburg’s most beautiful wedding hall
Here are the wedding couples of the summer week, and stand in line to give in the marble hall of Mirabell Palace. Was built the castle on the orders of Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich in 1606 for his mistress Salome Alt. The view axis of the Park is the view up to the fortress high Salzburg, surrounded by the mountain panorama.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Contrast program at the Museum of Modern
On top of the mönchsberg, one of the three local mountains of Salzburg is the purist construction of the Museum of Modern art. Especially graphical and photographic works of Modern art in Austria are shown here. From the Museum terrace is one of the most beautiful views of Salzburg.
-
Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Salzburg Airport: Takeoff, Landing, And Enjoyment Of Art
Since 2003, the Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz shares his passions with the Public: planes, fast cars, gastronomy. In the glass Hangar-7 at Salzburg airport Mozart Opera, or a TV-Show in the middle of the plane collection. The event location is also a gourmet restaurant and Bars, views of the Alps including.
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Raise the curtain! Ten reasons for Salzburg
Electric Love Festival on the circuit
And this date set for 2019 in your calendar: On the first weekend of July, the club culture, celebrates in Salzburg at the Electric Love Festival. On the Salzburg ring that is normally used for Motorsport-race, then for the seventh Time over 100 DJs on five stages. It is considered to be the most electric music Festival in Austria.
International artists of classical music and performing arts come together starting on Friday (20.07.2018) again for six weeks in Salzburg. In the birth city of Mozart, the traditional Salzburg festival since 1920 games in which performances of Mozart, Hofmannsthal, Strauss and many other high-profile composers are shown.
The Theater Play “Anyone. The game of death of the rich man” by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and forms every year, the opening of the world’s most prestigious cultural event. The Cathedral square has always been a venue for the famous mystery game. A role – even the smallest role – is to get hold of in this piece, is one of the largest award for a German-speaking actor.
Tobias Moretti as “Everyone” and Stefanie Reinsperger as a “paramour” while the photo sample to Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s play “Jedermann” in July 2017
Opera and drama in the program
Over 200 events in 18 venues of the city invite visitors on a journey through the classical music. The organizer expects this year around 250,000 visitors, the game in the wide theater, Opera and concert program immersion. The concert division with a total of 89 events takes the largest share in the feast of a game program.
This year, nine operas and drama appear to be a total New productions, including five in the Opera house and four in the spectacle. Among the prominent New productions of the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s magic flute”,” Richard Strauss’ “Salome” and Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Pique Dame”. Also included in this year’s Opera, the Salzburg Whitsun festival again in the program.
Pieces by other renowned artists such as Hans Werner Henze’s “The Bassarids”, Gottfried von einem’s “The process” and Heinrich von Kleist’s “Penthesilea” will be in the festival city of the game, deal with the visitors.
The Anyone performance is traditionally held under the open sky in front of the Salzburg Cathedral
A philosopher gives the opening speech
The German author, philosopher, and historian Philipp Blom will hold this year’s speech at the opening of the Salzburg festival. “Philipp Blom is one of the outstanding Intellectuals of our time, incorruptible, the ideas of the enlightenment and humanism committed thinker,” said the artistic Director of the festival, Markus hinterhäuser, on Tuesday (17.07.2018) of the German press Agency. As a ruthless analyst of the European history he was in this commemorative year, of the ideal speaker, festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler. Blom was pleased about his commitment.
Since 1920, the Salzburg festival are held in the birth city of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Author Hugo von Hofmannsthal, composer Richard Strauss, and the Director Max Reinhardt, founded the world-famous cultural festival, the Mozart festivals and international music festivals in the city in the 19th century. Century developed.
am/rf/suc (Salzburg festival/dpa)