22–26 August
The Salzburg Festival began with Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s morality play, Jedermann, with Alexander Moissi in the title role. Four performances were scheduled, followed by two others set aside exclusively for the people of Salzburg.

1920: Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Jedermann in Max Reinhardt's production. Alexander Moissi (Jedermann), Johanna Terwin (Paramour) and Werner Krauss (Death).
New production
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Jedermann
D: Max Reinhardt
Ds: Eduard Wiedenmann
Cs: Alfred Roller
Cathedral Square / University Assembly Hall
Details of the several years:
1920,
1921,
1922,
1923,
1924,
1925,
1926,
1927,
1928,
1929,
1930,
1931,
1932,
1933,
1934,
1935,
1936,
1937