Blog entries
14
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:48 h;
published in: Concert
Daniel Barenboim made his Salzburg Festival debut – as a pianist – as early as 1965. Over the years, the native Argentinean has been one of the artists most closely associated with the Festival. This summer, Barenboim appears in no less than six concerts at the Festival – both as a conductor and pianist.
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17
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:22 h;
published in: Drama
August 23 will see the world premiere of Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise, a commission of the Salzburg Festival, at Salzburg’s Landestheater. The work by Händl Klaus and the Musicbanda Franui is directed by Nicolas Liautard.
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20
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
10:48 h;
published in: Opera
With its huge cast, the opera production Die Soldaten by Bernd Alois Zimmermann has reached the end of its rehearsal period. Apart from 120 musicians, 22 singers and 18 actors, several horses are also involved in the production. Alvis Hermanis and Ingo Metzmacher have taken on the difficult work, staging it at the Felsenreitschule.
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20
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:19 h;
published in: Festival Ball
Anyone with a keen eye who happened to be at the Festspielhäuser a few days ago probably observed a photo shooting with some debutante couples at the Felsenreitschule. For the first time, the young ladies got to wear the dirndl dresses by Gössl with the special designed aprons.
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21
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
12:35 h;
published in: Drama
For the eleventh time, the MONTBLANC YOUNG DIRECTORS PROJECT took place at this year’s Salzburg Festival 2012. Sven-Eric Bechtolf invited three young directors from South Africa, Austria and France to enter this year's competition. Now the winner is fixed: Gisèle Vienne from France with the two productions Éternelle Idole and This is how you will disappear.
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23
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:20 h;
published in: General
For the sixth time, Roche invited 100 students from all across Europe to the study workshop “Roche Continents” in Salzburg. The participants, representing 38 different nationalities, discovered the common ground of creativity and innovation in arts and science during a varied program of workshops and discussions with experts.
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23
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:24 h;
published in: Concert
During the last ten days of this year’s Salzburg Festival, one world-class orchestra follows another. Great names like the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam or the London Symphony Orchestra will grace the stage at the Orchestra Finale. Read on for an overview of all the protagonists of the Festival’s final orchestral concerts.
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4
SEP
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:30 h;
published in: Festival Ball
On Saturday, September 1, Artistic Director Alexander Pereira hosted the final crowning glory of the Salzburg Festival: the Festival Ball at the Felsenreitschule. It was a brilliant evening with 1,500 guests, many of them prominent.
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5
SEP
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
08:34 h;
published in: General
“I am convinced that a festival should be unique every year,” Artistic Director Alexander Pereira said at the press conference announcing the 2012 program in November. The unique and extraordinary program, its innovations and the consequent extension of the Festival program have been accepted by the audience. With 278,978 visitors, the highest number of attendees since the founding of the Festival 92 years ago was registered.
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4
OCT
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
15:15 h;
published in: Opera, General, Concert
Are you a soprano, tenor or bass and under 26 years of age? If you are at home in the repertoire of Mozart, in baroque, Italian and French opera, apply now to participate in the Young Singers Project in 2013!
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