Salzburg Festival Reveals Young Singers Project Participants for 2026

The Salzburg Festival has announced the participants and performance program for the 2026 edition of its Young Singers Project (YSP). The 2026 cohort comprises sopranos Hanna Park, Imola Maté, and Mariam Suleiman; mezzo-sopranos Brigitta Listra, Amandine Portelli, and Anja Mittermüller; tenors Joshua Berg and Jack Lee; baritones Leander Carlier and Daniils Pogoriless; countertenor Julian Schmidlin, bass-baritone Marius Aron and Blaž {…}

Apr 7, 2026

Salzburg Festival Names New Interim Intendant

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 {…}

Mar 26, 2026

Salzburg Festival Breaks Ties with Markus Hinterhäuser

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 {…}

Mar 17, 2026

Salzburg Festival Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser to Step Down

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 {…}

Mar 11, 2026

Cast Change: Adèle Charvet to Join ‘Werther’ at Salzburg Festival

(Photo: Marco Borggreve) Mezzo-soprano Adèle Charvet is set to take on the role of Charlotte in “Werther” at the Salzburg Festival this summer. She takes over for Marianne Crebassa who withdrew from the two concert performances for “personal reasons.” Charvet, who made her Salzburg Festival debut in 2023 as Ascagne in the concert performance of Berlioz’s “Les Troyens,” joins a {…}

Dec 4, 2025

Asmik Grigorian, Kate Lindsey, Jonathan Tetelman, Benjamin Bernheim, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2026 Season

The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Franck Ollu conducts Pascal Dusapin and Rita de Letteriis’s “Passion” starring Sarah Aristidou, Georg Nigl, and Schola Heidelberg. Performance Date: July 23, 2026 Asmik Grigorian stars as Bizet’s “Carmen” alongside Jonathan Tetelman, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Davide Luciano. Teodor Currentzis conducts the production by Gabriela {…}

Sep 3, 2025

Salzburg Festival Announces Final Numbers for 2025 Season

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 {…}

Aug 7, 2025

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

(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 {…}

Jul 27, 2025

Pro-Palestine Protesters Storm Opening Night of Salzburg Festival

On July 26, at the opening night of the Salzburg Festival, students disrupted the festival with a pro-Palestine protest. According to reports and videos, students interrupted Minister of Culture Andreas Babler’s opening speech, shouting “Stop the genocide” and “Free Gaza now.” Others yelled, “Blood on Your Hands.” The protesters also unfurled banners. The protestors were later removed, and six were {…}

Jul 22, 2025

Cast Change: Fleur Barron Joins Cast of ‘One Morning Turns Into Eternity’

(Photo by Victoria Cadish) Salzburg Festival has announced a cast change for its production of “One Morning Turns Into An Eternity.” The company revealed that Wiebke Lehmkuhl has withdrawn from her participation in the production due to family reasons. In her place, Fleur Barron will sing the vocal part in Mahler’s “Der Abschied.” Barron is set to appear in the {…}

Jul 15, 2025

Salzburg Festival Announces Conductor & Program Change for Vienna Philharmonic Concerts

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, {…}