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Salzburg Festival 2012

20 July to 02 September 2012



The Salzburg Festival (German: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

One highlight is the annual performance of the Everyman (Jedermann) dramatization by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

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2012 SALZBURG FESTIVALS PROGRAMS

July 2012 August 2012 September 2012

July 2012

Date Time Event Venue
Fri 20. 07 20:30 Ouverture spirituelle • Haydn: The Creation Grosses Festspielhaus
Sat 21. 07 11:00 Ouverture spirituelle • Händel: Der Messias Mozarteum
11:00 Mozart Matinee 1 • Daniel Harding Mozarteum
20:30 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
20:30 Ouverture spirituelle • Pilgrimage „Via Francigena“ Kollegienkirche
Sun 22. 07 11:00 Mozart Matinee 1 • Daniel Harding Mozarteum
11:00 Ouverture spirituelle • Händel: Der Messias Mozarteum
19:30 Franui • Mahlerlieder Great Hall of the University
20:30 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
Mon 23. 07 20:00 Ouverture spirituelle • Mozart: Mass in C minor Stiftskirche St. Peter
Tue 24. 07 19:30 Franui • Frische Ware (Fresh Merchandise) Great Hall of the University
20:30 Ouverture spirituelle • Sheriff: Mechaye Hametim Felsenreitschule
20:30 Salzburg contemporary 1 Felsenreitschule
Wed 25. 07 19:30 Über die Grenze 1 Mozarteum
19:30 Ouverture spirituelle • Dvorák: Mass in D Mozarteum
20:30 Ouverture spirituelle • Bloch: Avodath Hakodesh Grosses Festspielhaus
20:30 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 1 Grosses Festspielhaus
Thu 26. 07 20:30 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 2 Grosses Festspielhaus
20:30 Ouverture spirituelle • Bruckner: Te Deum Grosses Festspielhaus
Fri 27. 07 19:00 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
19:00 Über die Grenze 2 Mozarteum
Sat 28. 07 11:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
11:00 Lied Recital • Elina Garanca Haus für Mozart
11:00 Ouverture spirituelle • Mozart: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots Mozarteum
11:00 Mozart Matinee 2 • Ivor Bolton Mozarteum
16:30 Über die Grenze 3 Felsenreitschule
16:30 Hagen Quartett 1 • Tanz & Quartett Felsenreitschule
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
20:30 Ouverture spirituelle • Schubert: Mass in E flat Haus für Mozart
20:30 Orchestra Mozart Haus für Mozart
20:30 Salzburg contemporary 2 Kollegienkirche
Sun 29. 07 11:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
11:00 Vienna Philharmonic 1 • Valery Gergiev Grosses Festspielhaus
11:00 Ouverture spirituelle • Mozart: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots Mozarteum
11:00 Mozart Matinee 2 • Ivor Bolton Mozarteum
15:00 Über die Grenze 3 Felsenreitschule
15:00 Hagen Quartett 1 • Tanz & Quartett Felsenreitschule
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Die Zauberflöte Hörsaal 101
16:00 Ouverture spirituelle • Mozart: Litaniae Dom
19:30 Ariadne auf Naxos Haus für Mozart
19:30 Kleist-Lesungen • Kleist. Geschichte einer Seele Salzburger Landestheater
21:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
Mon 30. 07 15:00 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Die Zauberflöte Hörsaal 101
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 Il re pastore Haus für Mozart
20:30 Vienna Philharmonic 1 • Valery Gergiev Grosses Festspielhaus
Tue 31. 07 11:00 Ariadne-Matineen • Leben musst du, liebes Leben Great Hall of the University
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Die Zauberflöte Hörsaal 101
17:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
19:00 Ariadne auf Naxos Haus für Mozart
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Hagen Quartett 2 Mozarteum
19:30 Chamber Concert 1 • Hagen Quartet/Harding/Meyer Mozarteum
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Trapped republic
20:30 Salzburg Contemporary 3 Kollegienkirche
21:00 Recital • András Schiff Grosses Festspielhaus
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Concerts      Opera      Drama      Suitable for Children


August 2012

Date Time Event Venue
Wed 01. 08 15:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 La bohème Grosses Festspielhaus
19:30 Lied Recital • Magdalena Kožená Mozarteum
19:30 Über die Grenze 4 Mozarteum
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 Il re pastore Haus für Mozart
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Trapped republic
Thu 02. 08 15:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
16:00 Camerata Salzburg 1 • Bach & Mozart Mozarteum
18:30 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Grosses Festspielhaus
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Trapped republic
Fri 03. 08 15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Die Zauberflöte Hörsaal 101
19:00 Ariadne auf Naxos Haus für Mozart
19:00 Das Labyrinth Residenzhof (Courtyard of the Residenz Palace)
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Chamber Concert 2 • West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Mozarteum
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 Recital • Pinchas Zukerman, Angela Cheng Grosses Festspielhaus
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Trapped republic
Sat 04. 08 11:00 Vienna Philharmonic 2 • Mariss Jansons Grosses Festspielhaus
11:00 Mozart Matinee 3 • Adam Fischer Mozarteum
14:00 Master Class • Steven Isserlis Great Hall of the University
15:00 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Die Zauberflöte Hörsaal 101
17:00 Master Class • András Schiff Great Hall of the University
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Über die Grenze 5 Mozarteum
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 La bohème Grosses Festspielhaus
20:00 Lied Recital • Thomas Hampson Haus für Mozart
Sun 05. 08 11:00 Vienna Philharmonic 2 • Mariss Jansons Grosses Festspielhaus
11:00 Mozart Matinee 3 • Adam Fischer Mozarteum
14:00 Master Class • Public Rehearsal Great Hall of the University
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Die Zauberflöte Hörsaal 101
17:00 Master Class • Final Concert Great Hall of the University
19:00 Ariadne auf Naxos Haus für Mozart
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:30 Salzburg contemporary 4 Kollegienkirche
21:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
Mon 06. 08 19:00 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
19:30 Über die Grenze 6 Mozarteum
19:30 Kleist-Lesungen • Gott und Gliedermann Salzburger Landestheater
20:30 Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester Grosses Festspielhaus
Tue 07. 08 19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Salzburg contemporary 5 Great Hall of the University
19:30 Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär Schauspielhaus Salzburg
20:00 La bohème Grosses Festspielhaus
Wed 08. 08 11:00 Ariadne-Matineen • Dionysos, erleuchte sie! Ich warte! Mozarteum
19:00 Ariadne auf Naxos Haus für Mozart
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Über die Grenze 7 Mozarteum
19:30 Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär Schauspielhaus Salzburg
20:30 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
Thu 09. 08 16:00 Camerata Salzburg 2 • Schubert & Bartók Haus für Mozart
18:00 Mojo Perner-Insel, Hallein
19:00 Das Labyrinth Residenzhof (Courtyard of the Residenz Palace)
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Tamerlano Grosses Festspielhaus
Fri 10. 08 11:30 Lied Recital • Christian Gerhaher Haus für Mozart
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • La bohème Orchestra rehearsal space at the Schüttkasten
19:00 Ariadne auf Naxos Haus für Mozart
19:30 La bohème Grosses Festspielhaus
19:30 Chamber Concert 3 • Hagen Quartet · Beethoven Cycle 1 Mozarteum
19:30 Hagen Quartett • Beethoven Cycle 1 Mozarteum
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz republic
20:30 Salzburg contemporary 6 Kollegienkirche
Sat 11. 08 11:00 Salzburg contemporary 7 Mozarteum
11:00 Mozart Matinee 4 • Heinz Holliger Mozarteum
14:00 Mojo Perner-Insel, Hallein
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • La bohème Orchestra rehearsal space at the Schüttkasten
18:00 Mojo Perner-Insel, Hallein
18:30 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
19:30 Chamber Concert 4 • Hagen Quartet · Beethoven Cycle 2 Mozarteum
19:30 Hagen Quartett • Beethoven Cycle 2 Mozarteum
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz republic
21:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
Sun 12. 08 11:00 Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award - Award Winner's Concert Felsenreitschule
11:00 Mozart Matinee 4 • Heinz Holliger Mozarteum
11:00 Salzburg contemporary 7 Mozarteum
11:00 Mojo Perner-Insel, Hallein
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • La bohème Orchestra rehearsal space at the Schüttkasten
15:00 Mojo Perner-Insel, Hallein
19:00 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Salzburger Landestheater
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz republic
20:00 Salzburg contemporary 8 Felsenreitschule
20:30 Tamerlano Grosses Festspielhaus
Mon 13. 08 15:00 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Ariadne auf Naxos Hörsaal 101
19:30 Salzburg contemporary 9 Mozarteum
19:30 Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär Schauspielhaus Salzburg
20:00 La bohème Grosses Festspielhaus
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz republic
Tue 14. 08 15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Ariadne auf Naxos Hörsaal 101
19:00 Carmen Grosses Festspielhaus
19:30 Salzburg contemporary 9 Mozarteum
19:00 Das Labyrinth Residenzhof (Courtyard of the Residenz Palace)
19:30 Franui • Brahms Folk Songs Great Hall of the University
19:30 Chamber Concert 5 • Zimmermann Trio Mozarteum
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
19:30 Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär Schauspielhaus Salzburg
Wed 15. 08 11:00 Vienna Philharmonic 3 • Riccardo Muti Grosses Festspielhaus
15:00 Family Concert Great Hall of the University
15:00 Salzburg contemporary 10 • Family Concert Great Hall of the University
15:00 Ariadne auf Naxos Haus für Mozart
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Ariadne auf Naxos Hörsaal 101
17:00 La bohème Grosses Festspielhaus
19:30 Über die Grenze 8 Mozarteum
19:30 Liederabend • Matthias Goerne Mozarteum
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
19:30 Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär Schauspielhaus Salzburg
21:00 Daniel Barenboim – Schubert Cycle I Grosses Festspielhaus
Thu 16. 08 15:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
17:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
19:30 Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär Schauspielhaus Salzburg
20:00 Das Labyrinth Residenzhof (Courtyard of the Residenz Palace)
21:00 Vienna Philharmonic 3 • Riccardo Muti Grosses Festspielhaus
Fri 17. 08 11:00 Vienna Philharmonic 3 • Riccardo Muti Grosses Festspielhaus
15:00 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
15:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
19:30 Über die Grenze 9 Mozarteum
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
19:30 Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär Schauspielhaus Salzburg
20:00 Carmen Grosses Festspielhaus
Sat 18. 08 11:00 Ariadne-Matineen • Der Fliegenpalast Great Hall of the University
11:00 Mozart Matinee 5 • Ivor Bolton Mozarteum
18:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Éternelle Idole Eisarena Volksgarten
19:30 La bohème Grosses Festspielhaus
19:30 Chamber Concert 6 • Giardino · The Brandenburg Concertos 1 Mozarteum
19:30 Peer Gynt Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 Liederabend • Thomas Quasthoff Haus für Mozart
20:30 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • This is how you will disappear republic
Sun 19. 08 11:00 Mozart Matinee 5 • Ivor Bolton Mozarteum
15:00 Carmen Grosses Festspielhaus
18:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Éternelle Idole Eisarena Volksgarten
18:00 Young Singers Project – a cultural engagement of Credit Suisse Mozarteum
19:30 Die Zauberflöte Felsenreitschule
19:30 Kafkas Schloss Schauspielhaus Salzburg
20:30 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • This is how you will disappear republic
21:00 Recital • Maurizio Pollini Grosses Festspielhaus
Mon 20. 08 17:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
18:00 Die Soldaten Felsenreitschule
19:30 Kafkas Schloss Schauspielhaus Salzburg
21:00 Daniel Barenboim – Schubert Cycle II Grosses Festspielhaus
Tue 21. 08 15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Carmen Hörsaal 101
18:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Éternelle Idole Eisarena Volksgarten
18:00 Salzburg contemporary 11 Mozarteum
18:00 Vienna Philharmonic 4 • Heinz Holliger Mozarteum
19:00 Das Labyrinth Residenzhof (Courtyard of the Residenz Palace)
19:30 Kafkas Schloss Schauspielhaus Salzburg
20:00 Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester Grosses Festspielhaus
20:30 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • This is how you will disappear republic
Wed 22. 08 15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Carmen Hörsaal 101
18:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Éternelle Idole Eisarena Volksgarten
19:30 Chamber Concert 8 • Kavakos/Pace · Beethoven Cycle 1 Mozarteum
20:00 Recital • Krystian Zimerman Grosses Festspielhaus
20:30 Die Soldaten Felsenreitschule
20:30 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • This is how you will disappear republic
Thu 23. 08 15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Carmen Hörsaal 101
18:30 Giulio Cesare in Egitto Haus für Mozart
19:30 Chamber Concert 9 • Kavakos/Pace · Beethoven Cycle 2 Mozarteum
19:30 Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise Salzburger Landestheater
21:00 London Symphony Orchestra Grosses Festspielhaus
Fri 24. 08 17:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
19:00 Die Soldaten Felsenreitschule
19:30 Prize Winner’s Concert Great Hall of the University
19:30 Chamber Concert 7 • Giardino · The Brandenburg Concertos 2 Mozarteum
19:30 La Tempête Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 Das Labyrinth Residenzhof (Courtyard of the Residenz Palace)
21:00 Daniel Barenboim – Schubert Cycle III Grosses Festspielhaus
Sat 25. 08 11:00 Vienna Philharmonic 5 • Bernard Haitink Grosses Festspielhaus
11:00 Mozart Matinee 6 • Michael Gielen Mozarteum
15:00 Giulio Cesare in Egitto Haus für Mozart
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Giulio Cesare in Egitto Hörsaal 101
19:30 Carmen Grosses Festspielhaus
19:30 Chamber Concert 10 • Kavakos/Pace · Beethoven Cycle 3 Mozarteum
19:30 La Tempête Perner-Insel, Hallein
19:30 Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise Salzburger Landestheater
Sun 26. 08 11:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
11:00 Mozart Matinee 6 • Michael Gielen Mozarteum
15:00 Die Zauberflöte for children Great Hall of the University
15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Giulio Cesare in Egitto Hörsaal 101
17:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
19:00 Die Soldaten Felsenreitschule
19:30 La Tempête Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 Das Labyrinth Residenzhof (Courtyard of the Residenz Palace)
21:00 Berliner Philharmoniker Grosses Festspielhaus
Mon 27. 08 15:00 Opera viva • Opera viva • Giulio Cesare in Egitto Hörsaal 101
18:30 Giulio Cesare in Egitto Haus für Mozart
19:30 Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise Salzburger Landestheater
20:00 Vienna Philharmonic 5 • Bernard Haitink Grosses Festspielhaus
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Hamlet Cantabile republic
Tue 28. 08 17:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
17:00 Liederabend • Juan Diego Flórez Haus für Mozart
19:30 La Tempête Perner-Insel, Hallein
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Hamlet Cantabile republic
20:30 Die Soldaten Felsenreitschule
21:00 The Cleveland Orchestra 1 Grosses Festspielhaus
Wed 29. 08 18:30 Giulio Cesare in Egitto Haus für Mozart
19:30 Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise Salzburger Landestheater
20:00 The Cleveland Orchestra 2 Grosses Festspielhaus
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Hamlet Cantabile republic
Thu 30. 08 17:00 Everyman Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
19:00 Lied Recital • José Carreras Felsenreitschule
19:30 Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise Salzburger Landestheater
20:00 Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project • Hamlet Cantabile republic
20:30 Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Grosses Festspielhaus
Fri 31. 08 18:30 Giulio Cesare in Egitto Haus für Mozart
19:30 Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise Salzburger Landestheater
20:00 Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam Grosses Festspielhaus
Legend :
Concerts      Opera      Drama      Suitable for Children


September 2012

Date Time Event Venue
Sat 01. 09 11:00 Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala Grosses Festspielhaus
11:00 Mozart Matinee 7 • Marc Minkowski Mozarteum
17:00 Recital • Murray Perahia Grosses Festspielhaus
19:00 Festspiel-Ball 2012 Felsenreitschule
Sun 02. 09 11:00 Mozart Matinee 7 • Marc Minkowski Mozarteum
Legend :
Concerts      Opera      Drama      Suitable for Children

 

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SALZBURG FESTIVAL VENUE OVERVIEW

Grosses Festspielhaus (Great Festival Hall)

 

The Grosses Festspielhaus (Large Festival Hall) was built according to plans by the architect Clemens Holzmeister. Work began in 1956, when 55,000 cubic meters of stone were blasted from the side of the M?nchsberg mountain to make room for the enormous backstage area. At 100 meters' width (including the wings) it is one of the largest stages in the world. The Grosses Festspielhaus was opened on 26 July 1960 with a ceremony and a performance of Richard Strauss¡äs Rosenkavalier conducted by Herbert von Karajan. The auditorium is square, measuring 35 x 35 m and seating 2,179. From the Hofstallgasse, public access is through five bronze doors. The facade bears a Latin motto by Thomas Michels

OSB: SACRA CAMENAE DOMUS / CONCITIS CARMINE PATET / QUO NOS ATTONITOS / NUMEN AD AURAS FERAT.
(The Muse's holy house is open to those moved by song; divine power bears us up who are inspired.)


Haus für Mozart (House for Mozart)

The Kleines Festspielhaus (Small Festival Hall) was rebuilt several times since its opening in 1925. In 1937 the seating was rotated by 180 degrees, necessitating additional building to accomodate the stage area. To make this possible, the Provincial Governor at the time Franz Rehrl allowed his birthplace in the Toscaninihof to be pulled down. The Kleine Festspielhaus was redecorated in 1939 by Benno von Arendt, and the wooden paneling was replaced by a gilded plaster ceiling.

The auditorium was about 55 metres long. This was ideal neither acoustically nor for the sightlines, so the house was remodeled again in 1962/63 by the Salzburg architects Hans Hofmann and Erich Engels, giving the hall the form it retained until 31 August 2004. The former Kleines Festspielhaus has been reopened as the House for Mozart on 26 July 2006.


Grosses Universitätsaula (Great Hall of the University)

The main auditorium of the University of Salzburg, founded in 1622 by the Benedictines, was one of the most important venues for baroque religious theater as early as the 17th and 18th centuries. Its construction began in 1631 as Aula Maior, part of the university complex, following a model by the cathedral's Master Builder, Santino Solari - a process that took 24 years.

The paintings depicting the "Secrets of the Rosary" from 1636/37 (by Adrian Blomaert and Zacharias Miller, among others) document its second, secular use as a congregation hall. After the auditorium was consecrated in 1654 by Archbishop Paris Lodron, the founder of the University of Salzburg, a permanent theater was installed in 1660. In 1782, the theater was closed.

After numerous renovations and alterations (the latest ones from 2003 to 2005: the architects for the new entrance stairwell were Georg Huber and Karl Meinhart; interior spaces designed according to plans by architect Franz Fonatsch; the awarding authority was the Federal Real Estate Company, generously supported by Salzburg's patrons of the arts Donald and Jeanne Kahn, the Federal Government and the State of Salzburg), it was reopened with a ceremony on Mozart's 249th birthday, January 27, 2005.

The Main Auditorium of the University of Salzburg is located in the Old University Building in the heart of Salzburg's historic center, in Furtwänglerpark at the Max-Reinhardt-Platz in the Festival district.


Felsenreitschule (Former Summer Riding School)

The Felsenreitschule came into being in the 17th century at the site where conglomerate stone for building the present cathedral was quarried. Under Archbishop Johann Ernst Thun, the Felsenreitschule was carved from the rock of the Mönchsberg, according to plans by the baroque master builder Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. At that time the Felsenreitschule was used for animal baiting and riding displays.

The public watched from 96 arcades arranged in three tiers. In 1926 Max Reinhardt first undertook the experiment of using the Felsenreitschule for a Festival production, staging Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters. In 1933 Clemens Holzmeister erected the so-called "Faust city" there, some of the most impressive stage scenery ever. Herbert von Karajan first used the Felsenreitschule to perform an operatic production, Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, in 1948.

There was a major transformation in 1969/70, again according to plans by Clemens Holzmeister. The 40 m stage was enlarged by a 4 m deep area beneath the stage. Collapsable seating for the audience with storage space for scenery underneath was added, as was a lighting gantry. To protect the stage a retractable roof was installed with a fine grille above it to dampen the sound of the rain. This roof can be slid open. The Felsenreitschule holds an audience of 1.437.


Schüttkasten (Former granary)

In 1693 Archbishop Johann Ernst Thun had galleries carved out of the rock of the Mönchsberg for his summer riding school, now the Felsenreitschule. A little later, in 1696, and on the other side of the Court Stables, today's Grosses Festspielhaus, he had grain and hay lofts built, called the Schöttkasten, which has served as a modern communications centre for the Salzburg Festival since 1996. The building houses the Ticket Office, the Archives, and in the basement, a large gallery space. For the staircase the Austrian painter Hubert Schmalix, who lives in Los Angeles, created a fresco called Orpheus and Eurydice. On the north side is the entrance to the rehearsal hall, highly praised by musicians for its acoustics.


Stiftskirche St. Peter (St. Peter Abbey Church)

The monastery church St. Peter is the centerpiece of the Benedictine abbey of the same name, the oldest monastery in the German-speaking countries. The church building from the early middle ages was replaced by the current building in the high Romanesque style, first erected in 1147. They many alterations reflect the changeful history of the monastery. Under Abbot Beda Seeauer, the tower received its characteristic shape in 1754/56 with a richly structured onion dome; the interior of the church was renewed in late baroque splendor by native and foreign artists.


Kollegienkirche (University Church)

The Kollegienkirche (Collegiate Church) was built under Archbishop Johann Ernst Count Thun as a new church for the Benedictine University, founded as early as 1620. In 1707, the edifice, begun according to plans by Johann Fischer von Erlach, was consecrated; the interior decoration was carried out during the following two decades. With its extraordinarily steep proportions, the interior is among the most unusual and impressive creations of European baroque style. The short transept and the cupola are located exactly in the center of the space. With its renunciation of painting and the sparse use of stucco and sculptures, the space makes an austere impression, concentrated exclusively on the effect of the architecture.


Stiftung Mozarteum Großer Saal

The Mozarteum was built between 1910 and 1914 according to plans by the Munich architect Richard Berndl. The building, an example of the ornamental art noveau, blends harmoniously with the historic architecture of Salzburg. The monumental concert-hall wing, enclosing the auditorium with seating for 807, is accessible through a vestibule with the bronze statue "Mozart as Musag¨¨te". The hall is particularly suitable for concerts given by small and medium-sized ensembles.


Perner-Insel, Hallein

The large historical industrial complex on the Perner-Insel (Perner-Island) in the middle of the Salzach at Hallein was used for salt production until 1989. The buildings were then declared landmarks, and part of the complex was remodeled for artistic productions and is regularly used by the Salzburg Festival. The salt works on Perner-Island ware turned into a performance space in only 80 days in 1992. In 1998, seating capacity was expanded and an intermission foyer was added.

Productions take place in a space with variable seating for an audience of up to 800. The stage and auditorium in the former brine-washing hall can be arranged to suit the staging needs of each production. The acoustics can be modified using variable wall coverings and ceiling reflectors. The stage machinery can be adjusted to the needs of a production and can be installed and modified as required. The same goes for lighting and electroacoustics. Technical equipment conforms to the standards of the other Festival halls.

 

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