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Salzburg Festival Names New Interim Intendant

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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 {…}

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Salzburg Festival Breaks Ties with Markus Hinterhäuser

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The Salzburg Festival has announced that Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser will leave his position effective immediately. According to a statement the festival said, “Due to irreconcilable differences of opinion and disagreements, the Salzburg Festival and Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser are parting ways effective immediately.” The statement also note that it has mutually agreed that Hinterhäuser will be on leave until {…}

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Salzburg Festival Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser to Step Down

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Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser will step down as Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival on Sept. 30, 2026. The news comes after Hinterhäuser did not accept his contract extension before the deadline on Friday after a weeks-long negotiations between the board of trustees and the artistic director. As a result, the committee is now under pressure, as the festival needs {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces Final Numbers for 2025 Season

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The Salzburg Festival has announced that its 2025 season sold 98.4 percent of its performances. The festival, which held 174 performances in 45 days at 16 venues, noted that this year saw 256,600 guests from 88 countries, including 49 non-European ones. This year, 43 performances of six staged, three semi-staged and three concert productions of opera were presented while there {…}

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Salzburg Festival Names Christian Blex Winner of the 2025 Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award

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(Photo credit: SF/Marco Borrelli) Christian Blex has won the 2025 Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival. The international jury, chaired by Manfred Honeck, selected Blex to take home the 15,000 € prize. Blex will also be conducting a Festival concert with the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna. This concert will be recorded and released on CD {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces Conductor & Program Change for Vienna Philharmonic Concerts

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The Salzburg Festival has announced a major cancelation for two concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic. Per an official press release, Esa-Pekka Salonen will replace Lorenzo Viotti for the July 27 and 28 performances. Viotti canceled his appearances due to acute illness. In his absence, Salonen has modified the program. “Oedipus Rex” will remain on the program in the first half, {…}

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Mezzo.TV to Broadcast ‘Maria Stuarda’ from Salzburg Festival with Lisette Oropesa

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Mezzo.TV is set to present Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” on August 1, 2025. The opera, which will be performed in a production by Ulrich Rasche, will be conducted by Antonello Manacorda. Lisette Oropesa will sing the title role alongside Kate Lindsey, who will portray Elisabetta, and Bekhzod Davronov as Roberto, Conte di Leicester. The cast will be rounded out by Aleksei Kulagin as {…}

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Former Artistic Director of Salzburg Festival Alexander Pereira Found Guilty of Embezzlement

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Alexander Pereira, the former artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, the Zurich Opera House, and Teatro alla Scala in Milan, has been convicted of embezzlement in Florence. A court found Pereira guilty of charging private expenses to the opera house while he was artistic director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. As a result, he will receive a suspended sentence of {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces Anne Applebaum as 2025 Keynote Speaker

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Anne Applebaum will give the keynote speech at the opening of the Salzburg Festival 2025. The Pulitzer Prize winner will deliver the keynote address on July 26. Her speech titled, “Democracy and the Music Festival” focuses on the current ideological realignment, democratic decline, and on the role of art in a time of global upheaval. Applebaum is a journalist and {…}