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PROGRAM SUMMER 2012

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New Program for Song Recital with Thomas Quasthoff and Michael Volle

2 FEB

by FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
18:51 h
posted in: Concert, General

We are happy to present an exquisite substitute program for the song recital with Thomas Quasthoff on August 18, 2012: the evening will be dedicated to Johannes Brahms’ Die schöne Magelone, 15 Romanzen aus Ludwig Tiecks Erzählung, Op. 33, based on Tieck’s Die wundersame Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter aus der Provence (The strange love story of beautiful Magelone and Count Peter from Provence).

Of Historic Tapestries and Musical Pilgrimages

30 JAN

by FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:13 h
posted in: Concert, General

For the first time, the 2012 Salzburg Festival will open with an Ouverture spirituelle. The idea was sparked by the city itself: with its beautiful churches, it inspired us to devote more attention to liturgical works again. Masterworks of sacred music await you!

"Festival of the Future" – High-Ranking Cultural Managers Meet for Discussions at the Festival Symposium in Salzburg

20 JAN

by FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:32 h
posted in: General

Entitled Festival of the Future – the Salzburg Festival and its Importance for European Festival Culture, the symposium will bring together high-ranking European personalities from the field of cultural management in Salzburg. The meeting illuminates the influence of contemporary trends and developments on festival culture; it begins today, Friday, January 20.

Response to the Report of the Austrian Court of Audit

20 JAN

by FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
12:39 h
posted in: General

After the massive criticism voiced by the Austrian Court of Audit against the framework conditions of the Salzburg Festival, President Helga Rabl-Stadler, Associate Landeshauptmann Wilfried Haslauer as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Mayor Heinz Schaden invited journalists to a press conference today, at which they stated their opinion of the Court of Audit’s report.

Wolf Prize goes to Plácido Domingo and Sir Simon Rattle

17 JAN

by FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:30 h
posted in: General

The new winners of the renowned Wolf Prize were announced this past week: star tenor Plácido Domingo and conductor Sir Simon Rattle will share the prize, which carries a monetary value of 100,000 dollars. The award ceremony will take place on May 1, 2012 at the Parliament of Israel and will be presided over by President Shimon Peres.