The Kühne Foundation has announced that it will continue to sponsor the Salzburg Festival for at least three more years, until 2024. The Foundation has been a main sponsor since 2019 and since 2013 the Kühne Foundation has provided additional support to the Young Singers project, which is a major platform for young international vocalists. “This sponsorship gives security to {…}

The Salzburg Festival has announced that Siemens will remain the main sponsor of the event until 2026. Siemens has a lengthy history with the festival, serving as sponsors between 1995 through 1998 before becoming the main sponsor from 1999 onward. Siemens enables the festival to offer up free access to performances throughout the world via its Siemens Festival> Nights, which {…}

The Salzburg Festival and the City of Salzburg’s Public Health Authority have confirmed that on July 18, 2021, an audience member tested positive for coronavirus who attended the premiere of “Jedermann” on July 17. The festival and health department were informed that the infected person had been fully vaccinated. The surrounding circumstances were all checked, and thanks to the personalization {…}

The Salzburg Festival has announced that its 2021 edition will take place without seating capacity limitations. The festival announced that due to the expected vaccination rate of the audience (at Whitsun, more than 60 percent of visitors were already vaccinated) and the broad availability of tests, significant easements can be implemented compared to last year. In a statement, Executive Director {…}

(Credit: Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has announced the participants of the 2021 Young Singers Project. The participants will participate in productions of “Vom Stern, der nitch leuchten konnte,” “Tosca,” the YCA Award Concert Weekend, and “Elektra.” Soprano Miriam Kutrowatz, contralto Freya Apffelstaedt, bass-baritone Gabriel Rollinson, tenor Sebastian Mach, countertenor Tobias Hechler, soprano Liubov Medvedeva, and baritone Nikolai Zemlyanskikh will {…}