The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2026 season themed “Bon Voyage.”

Opera

Rossini’s “Il Viaggio a Reims” will be conducted by Gianluca Capuano and directed by Barrie Kosky. The ensemble cast will include Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Viotti, Mélissa Petit, Tara Erraught, Edgardo Rocha, Dmitry Korchak, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Florian Sempey, Misha Kiria, Peter Kellner, Giovanni Romeo, Helena Rasker, Rodolphe Briand, and Rafał Pawnuk.

Performance Dates: May 22 & 25, 2026

Gianluca Capuano conducts Monteverdi’s “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria,” The cast will include Vito Priante, Sara Mingardo, Massimo Altieri, Arianna Vendittelli, Alessandro Ravasio, Raffaele Giordani, Francesca Cassinari, and Jiayu Jin.

Performance Date: May 24, 2026

Concert 

The evening titled “Übers Meer” will be conducted by Christina Pluhar and will star Céline Scheen, Luciana Mancini, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Valerio Contaldo, Cyril Auvity, and L’Arpeggiata. The concert will include music by Cavalli,  Rossi, Monteverdi and more.

Performance Date: May 25, 2026