The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2025 season.

Opera

“Hotel Metamorphosis,” a pastiche of Vivadi’s music, will be conducted by Gianluca Capuano and directed by Barrie Kosky. The production will star Cecilia Bartoli, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Lea Desandre, Philippe Jaroussky, and Angela Winkler. 

Performance Dates: June 6-8, 2025

Nadine Sierra, Piotr Beczala, and Luca Salsi star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Massimo Zanetti conducting.

Performance Date: June 8, 2025

Rossini in Venice will features arias and scenes from “La cambiale di matrimonio,” “Tancredi,” “Semiramide,” “La scala di seta,” “L’italiana in Algeri” and other operas. Gianluca Capuano conducts a cast that includes Mélissa Petit, Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.

Performance Date: June 9, 2025

Concert 

The festival will present “Vespro della Beata Virigine” with Gianluca Capuano conducting Il Canto di Orfeo and Les Musiciens du Prince. The concert includes Monteverdi and Mantovani. 

Performance Dates: June 7, 2025

Matthias Goerne  and Markus Hinterhäuser perform “…..Sofferte onde Serene…”The recital will include music  Berg, Liszt, Wagner, and Sciarrino.

Performance Dates: June 9, 2025