Blog entries
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
09:38
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published in: General
( 30 Jan 2017 ) Power comes in many guises. Sometimes it assumes the shape of the sublime, sometimes the face of destruction. Sometimes it comes as a repressive force, sometimes it brings emancipation. While in dramatic texts, it often leads to the apotheosis of the hero and heroine, it can just as easily let them fall into an abyss. In all cases, however, our attention is drawn to the fact that something has disturbed the ordinary course of events.
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( 28 Mar 2017 ) In the history of the Vienna Philharmonic, which celebrates their 175th anniversary on 28 March 2017, Salzburg occupies a special place – since 1925 the city is the orchestra's summer home.
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
13:00
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published in: General
( 4 Apr 2017 ) Since 01 April 2017, the Salzburg Festival Directorate has three members again. Lukas Crepaz had his first official day as the new Executive Director of the Salzburg Festival yesterday and was introduced to the staff at the Festspielhaus.
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
14:25
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published in: Whitsun
( 4 Apr 2017 ) The award-winning chef Johanna Maier and her sons will treat guests to an early-summer menu created especially with the Festival in mind. Johanna Maier’s cuisine is known for her mission to be in synch with the seasons and nature.
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:42
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published in: Drama
( 6 Apr 2017 ) There will be a change of directors for Jedermann. The Festival has managed to engage director Michael Sturminger and his team of designers, Renate Martin and Andreas Donhauser, for the new 2017 Jedermann – an experienced and successful leading team.
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
09:00
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published in: Opera
( 12 Apr 2017 ) Wozzeck, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Lear: the three 20th-century operas which stand out among the upcoming Festival programme are some the most striking works of musical theatre in recent history. Taken in sequence, they mark breaking points and reflect the intensification of the genre.
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( 18 Apr 2017 ) Due to high demand, the Salzburg Festival will double the number of its youth subscriptions in 2017. Altogether, 6,000 tickets for operas, dramas and concerts will be reserved for young people up to the age of 26 (i.e. born after June 30, 1990) with discounts of up to 90%.
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
08:40
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published in: General
( 25 Apr 2017 ) 100 years ago, on 25 April 1917, Max Reinhardt sent his “Memorandum regarding the Construction of a Festival Theatre in Hellbrunn” to Vienna.
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:47
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published in: Opera, General
( 8 May 2017 ) Thomas Adès wins the Opera Award in the category "World Premiere"! His opera The Exterminating Angel, commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered in 2016, convinced the expert jury of the Opera Awards.
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FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
10:51
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published in: Whitsun
( 12 May 2017 ) Rehearsals for the new production of Ariodante have begun – the tenor Norman Reinhardt speaks about his Whitsun engagement.
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