Blog entries for "General"
2
AUG
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
13:50 h;
published in: General
On the occasion of the Salzburg Festival, Günther Uecker designed a work of art entitled Optische Partitur Mozart (Visual Score Mozart). The work will be shown from August 2 to September 2, 2012 at the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg. The gallery Geuer & Breckner is selling this special print by Günther Uecker.
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27
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
14:01 h;
published in: General
“Sorry, no more tickets available”: For months, many performances of the Salzburg Festival have been sold out. The most popular were tickets for the premieres of Die Zauberflöte and the star-studded La Bohème on August 1, 2012. Anyone who is not among the happy ticket-holders, however, can follow the performances live and free of charge at the Siemens Festival>Nights: in perfect HDTV and audio quality on a large-scale screen, enjoying the incomparable ambiance of Salzburg’s Kapitelplatz and the view of the Hohensalzburg Castle at the same time.
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27
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
12:30 h;
published in: General
Austria’s Federal President Heinz Fischer, Landeshauptfrau Gabi Burgstaller and Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler officially opened the 2012 Salzburg Festival today, July 27, 2012 at 11:00 am at the Felsenreitschule. Read the Festival’s keynote address by Peter von Matt here.
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24
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
10:00 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
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:30 h;
published in: General
With his installation The Carousel of Time, which Javier Pérez has created for the Karl-Böhm-Saal, the Spanish artist responds to an invitation by the Salzburg Festival to enter into an artistic dialogue with Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s opera Die Soldaten, which is being produced at the Felsenreitschule for the 2012 season.
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20
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:00 h;
published in: General
1925 Construction of the organ
1938 Extension into an open-air organ
1963 Relinquishment
2012 Revival, thanks to Senator DDr. Herbert Batliner
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19
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
18:10 h;
published in: General
On Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21, 2012, the Salzburg Festival celebrates not only the beginning of its Ouverture spirituelle and the Jedermann premiere, but all signals are set for cultural enjoyment and boundless diversity! The 33rd Festival Opening Party features a dazzling array of extremely different artists at 30 performance venues. Program highlights from various genres await all the citizens of Salzburg and their guests. Come be enchanted, sampling music, literature and of course culinary delights, and celebrate the beginning of the 2012 Salzburg Festival with a mind-boggling party!
For the first time, our guests from abroad will find two English-language events on Saturday: a guided tour of the exhibit Einmal Unterwelt und zurück at 10:30 am at the Residenzgalerie Salzburg, as well as the ingenious comedian John van der Put’s show at republic at 2:30 pm.
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19
JUL
2012
by
Alessio Arduini
12:48 h;
published in: Opera, General
Alessio Arduini was born in Desenzano del Garda in Italy. At the age of 15, he discovered his love for singing and studied for several years with Vincenzo Rose. After various engagements in operas like Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro and I puritani in Italy, he will join the roster of the Vienna State Opera next season.
This summer, Alessio Arduini will appear in Puccini’s opera La bohème at the Salzburg Festival. In this co-production with the Shanghai Grand Theatre, he will share the stage with artists such as Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. His role in Damiano Michieletto’s new production is that of the musician Schaunard. Over the coming weeks, he will also write about his rehearsals and his time in Salzburg. Here are some of his thoughts after the first rehearsals for La bohème.
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18
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
12:45 h;
published in: General
The Salzburg Festival is about to begin, your tickets are sitting on the dresser and your gala outfit is hanging in your wardrobe, freshly ironed. The only remaining question is the best way of getting to the performance venue? Anyone wanting to avoid traffic jams and the search for a parking space, traveling instead towards the enjoyment of the Festival’s offerings without worries or stress, can take public transportation – for once again, your Festival tickets are valid for free transportation within the City of Salzburg.
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16
JUL
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:54 h;
published in: General
The Salzburg Festival Almanac has existed for 45 years. What began in 1967 as an initiative of the legendary publisher Wolfgang Schaffler went through various incarnations throughout the history of his publishing house, the Residenz Verlag. In 2012, the Festival Almanac is self-published by the Festival for the first time, offering more backstage insights than ever before.
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