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Salzburg Festival Extends President Helga Rabl-Stadler’s Contract Through 2021

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The Supervisory Board of the Salzburg Festival has announced that Helga Rabl-Stadler’s contract as President of the festival has been extended for one more year, expiring on the last day of 2021. Rabl-Stadler’s contract had been extended for another three years back in 2016, and she was meant to oversee the Salzburg Festival’s centenary this year. In order to present {…}
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Salzburg Festival Announces Massive Renovation Plan

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(Credit: © Luigi Caputo) The Salzburg Festival has announced a massive renovation plan with plans to invest 263 million euros over the course of the next 10 years. According to the plan, the festival venues will be completely renovated and extended. This massive project has the goal of fully maintaining the operating functions of the festival in the long term. {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Natalia Tanasii on the Salzburg Festival, Sting, & Strauss

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(Credit: Natalia Sedinta) Moldovan soprano Natalia Tanasii was only 21 when she made her professional stage debut as Countess Almaviva (“Le nozze di Figaro”) at the Moldovan National Opera. Her unforgettable Salzburg Festival debut followed in Krzysztof Warlikowski’s staging of “Elektra” this year. In an interview with OperaWire, Ms. Tanasii discussed her career moves, repertoire choices, and her preparation process {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Conductor Ivor Bolton on History with Salzburg Festival & Cultural Crisis Caused by COVID-19

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(Credit: Ben Wright Photography) This year marked the 100th anniversary of the renowned Salzburg Festival in Austria. A critical milestone for the festival, they chose to still responsibly present the event this summer, albeit with a severely reduced program and heightened safety and security in response to the global pandemic. British conductor Ivor Bolton lead the Mozarteumsorchester Salzburg performing a {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Bass-Baritone Derek Welton on ‘Elektra,’ Greek Tragedy, & the Salzburg Festival

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Bass-baritone Derek Welton started his journey toward performing on the big stages in Australia when, after language studies and social work in 2004, he discovered his passion for singing. Then, an unexpected grant and a victory in the Australian Singing Competition helped Welton continue his path to Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Soon thereafter, the singer was {…}
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The Pandemic Prevention Plan That Enabled the Salzburg Festival’s 100th Edition to Take Place

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Every year, the Salzburg Festival fascinates with its superhuman efforts to nurture the prosperous cultural life of the city. During the summer they organize and present to the public the full seasonal repertoire of the opera house, drama theater, and concert hall. This year, with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of almost the entire world’s cultural {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Johannes Martin Kränzle on Christof Loy’s New ‘Così fan tutte’ at the Salzburg Festival, Role Preparation, & German Vocal Instruction

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Before German baritone, composer, and instrumentalist Johannes Martin Kränzle joined the ranks of singers, he studied violin and directed music theater in Hamburg. The baritone studied voice with Martin Gründler and began his operatic career at such venues as Theater Dortmund, Staatsoper Hannover, and the ensemble of Oper Frankfurt. Since then, Kränzle has sung at the Metropolitan Opera; the Royal Opera House; {…}
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Salzburg Festival 2020 Review: Così Fan Tutte

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(Credit: Monika Ritterhaus) Who would have thought that an opera could be staged in just a few weeks? Probably the fastest production in the world was the minimalist, but extremely lively production of Mozart’s opera “Così Fan Tutte” staged at this summer’s Salzburg Festival. The tension of times – pandemic, anniversary, unexpected project, opportunity to return to work, new roles, {…}
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New Subsidiary Association of the Friends of the Salzburg Festival to be Founded in France

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(Credit: SF/Marco Borrelli) A new subsidiary association of the Friends of the Salzburg Festival is about to be founded in France to celebrate the Centennial Edition of the festival. “Les Amis Français du Festival de Salzbourg” is the fifth subsidiary association of this kind. Previously, similar associations have been founded in Germany, the United States of America, Switzerland, and Russia. {…}

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