Salzburg Festival 2023 Programme Presentation

Bernard Haitink never aimed to be a superstar on the conductor’s podium. The flashy showmanship displayed by some of his colleagues was never his – not on stage, and not off stage either.

“The Salzburg Festival owes unforgettable artistic highlights to Christa Ludwig. She is one of the artists who ensured the Festival’s outstanding international reputation,”
Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler

For more than 40 years, Jessye Norman graced the world’s great stages.