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Salzburg Festival 2021 Review: Intolleranza 1960

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(Credit: SF/Maarten Vanden Abeele) Venetian composer Luigi Nono is no stranger at the Salzburg Festival. His operas and instrumental works have been regularly played here over the past decade. However, his most outspoken and outraged work, directed against the persistent violence perpetrated against innocent people was presented at the festival for the very first time. “Intolleranza 1960” premiered at Teatro {…}

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Salzburg Festival President to Leave after 2021 Festival

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(Credit: Bernhard Muller) The Salzburg Festival’s president Helga Rabl-Stadler will leave her post at the end of this year’s festival. Rabl-Stadler was set to leave her post in 2020 but due to the pandemic, the festival decided to extend her leadership for one year. Prior to becoming president of the Salzburg Festival, she was the Vice President of the Salzburg {…}

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‘Tosca’ Broadcast from Salzburg Festival Canceled

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(Credit: Marco Borrelli) The Salzburg Festival has canceled the upcoming live broadcast of Puccini’s “Tosca.” According to reports, the broadcast, which was set to be aired on Arte.TV and ORF on August 27, was canceled due to “organizational and dispositional” reasons. However, other sources noted that star soprano Anna Netrebko, who is currently performing the title role, did not approve {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces Herbert Von Karajan Young Conductors Award Winner

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The Salzburg Festival has announced that Joel Sandelson has been named the winner of the Herbert Von Karajan Young Conductors Award. The award, which is given every two years, recognizes outstanding talents in conductors aged 35 and under. The prize includes 15,000 Euros, as well as the opportunity to conduct a Festival concert in August 2022 with the ORF Radio {…}

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Salzburg Festival Teams Up with Swarovski for Anna Netrebko’s ‘Tosca’ Costume

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The Salzburg Festival is teaming up with Swarovski again for a revival production of “Tosca.” The festival announced that for one of the three costumes that have been created for Anna Netrebko, the red concert dress was conceived as “restrained fireworks” featuring 40,000 Swarovski crystals in four different shades of red. Costume Design Jan Meier noted that over the shining {…}

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Kühne Foundation Extends Commitment to Salzburg Festival for Three More Years

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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 {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces Extension with Main Sponsor

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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 {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces Mandatory Facemasks After Audience Member Tests Positive for COVID-19

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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 {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces New Prevention Measures

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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 {…}