Blog entries for "General"
10
APR
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
15:55 h;
published in: General
Ivan Nagel, the “éminence gris of German theater,” passed away on Monday at the age of 80 in Berlin. He was Drama Director of the Salzburg Festival in 1998.
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30
MAR
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
10:20 h;
published in: General
On March 31, this year’s Festival Supplement will be published in the Salzburger Nachrichten. The supplement can be purchased throughout Austria. This Festival publication is made possible by a close cooperation with the Salzburger Nachrichten. You may also read its numerous contributions on our homepage.
SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2012
The Festival Supplement of the
Salzburger Nachrichten
Download PDF: Salzburg Festival 2012
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29
MAR
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:55 h;
published in: General
March 30 is the start-date for our general ticket sales. Starting immediately, you can buy your Festival tickets online, with the unique opportunity to check the sightlines of your selected seat. On January 9, pre-sales for the 2012 season had already exceeded expectations. “The positive reports about ticket sales so far, however, should not create the false impression that there are no tickets left. Our website gives you a current overview of available tickets. Just give it a try,” says Festival president Helga Rabl-Stadler.
Blogs, podcasts and videos already allow you to follow current preparations for the Festival season. Join us in looking forward to a fascinating Festival summer!
24
FEB
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:33 h;
published in: General
January 9, 2012 was the deadline for ticket orders for the 2012 Salzburg Festival. The positive interim result is an increase of 20% compared to the previous year. The ideas of Artistic Director Alexander Pereira are finding open ears. “The extension of our programming has been fully accepted. I am especially gratified that the Ouverture spirituelle, the opening of the Salzburg Festival with a week of sacred music, has met with such broad interest,” Alexander Pereira said.
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20
FEB
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:25 h;
published in: General
100 students of science, music and fine arts from across Europe are invited to spend a week in Salzburg during the world-famous Salzburg Festival. We invite you to join us for the next Roche Continents 2012.
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14
FEB
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
10:30 h;
published in: General
In our blog, we will report from time to time on the preparations for the first Salzburg Festival Ball. On September 1, 2012, the motto will be “All Dance!” at the Lord Archbishop’s Residence and at the Felsenreitschule. Debutante couples are still being recruited for the ceremonious opening of the ball. Interested in applying?
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2
FEB
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
18:51 h;
published in: Concert, General
Together with Michael Volle and Helmut Deutsch, he devotes himself to Johannes Brahms’ Die schöne Magelone as the narrator. Wonderful news: his innumerable fans will be able to attend a performance by Thomas Quasthoff at the 2012 Festival after all.
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30
JAN
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:13 h;
published 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!
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20
JAN
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:32 h;
published 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.
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20
JAN
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
12:39 h;
published 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.
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