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Der Menschenfeind – Trailer

With a contemporary perspective, director Jette Steckel brings Molière’s comedy about radical honesty, social hypocrisy and the masks we wear in society to the stage.

Moving between comedy and tragedy, Der Menschenfeind raises a question that has lost none of its relevance more than 350 years after its premiere: How much honesty can a society tolerate – and how much compromise does it take to live together?

Der Menschenfeind | Salzburg Festival 2026 – Trailer