Haus für 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.

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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.