The Salzburg Festival has appointed Karin Bergmann as its interim Intendant for the 2026 and 2027 festival seasons.

In a statement Bergman said, “I am taking on this role with great respect for the responsibility involved and with deep appreciation for Markus Hinterhäuser’s artistic achievements. Now, to my own surprise, I am also taking on the responsibility of interim artistic director of the Salzburg Festival. I will carry out this task in my own way and drawing on my own experience, but at the same time with great respect for the artistic profile that the Salzburg Festival has established in recent years.”

Bergman previously stepped in ad interim basis of the Vienna Burgtheater in 2014 and has also worked with the Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden.

She is stepping into the position after the Salzburg Festival cut ties with Markus Hinterhäuser.

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