Blog entries
10
JAN
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
09:00 h;
published in: Opera
Agostino Cavalca, costume designer for the production Giulio Cesare in Egitto, was in Salzburg before Christmas to discuss his designs with the Salzburg Festival’s costumes and make-up team.
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11
JAN
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:57 h;
published in: General
The German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff has decided to say goodbye to the concert stage, ending an unequalled career as a singer which lasted for almost 40 years. The exceptional artist made regular appearances at the Salzburg Festival, and his decision also affects the song recital that had been planned for August 18 at the Salzburg Festival.
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17
JAN
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:30 h;
published in: General
The new winners of the renowned Wolf Prize were announced this past week: star tenor Plácido Domingo and conductor Sir Simon Rattle will share the prize, which carries a monetary value of 100,000 dollars. The award ceremony will take place on May 1, 2012 at the Parliament of Israel and will be presided over by President Shimon Peres.
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20
JAN
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
12:39 h;
published in: General
After the massive criticism voiced by the Austrian Court of Audit against the framework conditions of the Salzburg Festival, President Helga Rabl-Stadler, Associate Landeshauptmann Wilfried Haslauer as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Mayor Heinz Schaden invited journalists to a press conference today, at which they stated their opinion of the Court of Audit’s report.
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20
JAN
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:32 h;
published in: General
Entitled Festival of the Future – the Salzburg Festival and its Importance for European Festival Culture, the symposium will bring together high-ranking European personalities from the field of cultural management in Salzburg. The meeting illuminates the influence of contemporary trends and developments on festival culture; it begins today, Friday, January 20.
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2
FEB
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
18:51 h;
published in: Concert, General
Together with Michael Volle and Helmut Deutsch, he devotes himself to Johannes Brahms’ Die schöne Magelone as the narrator. Wonderful news: his innumerable fans will be able to attend a performance by Thomas Quasthoff at the 2012 Festival after all.
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10
FEB
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:30 h;
published in: Concert
Out of 91 applicants, including 19 women, the jury of the “Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award” chaired by Ingo Metzmacher has selected three conductors, two men and one woman: the 20-year-old Englishman Jamie Phillips, the 33-year-old Argentinean Christian Baldini and the 26-year-old Lithuanian Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. The three finalists will present themselves to the public on April 28 and 29 during the Award Concert Weekend.
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14
FEB
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
10:30 h;
published in: General
In our blog, we will report from time to time on the preparations for the first Salzburg Festival Ball. On September 1, 2012, the motto will be “All Dance!” at the Lord Archbishop’s Residence and at the Felsenreitschule. Debutante couples are still being recruited for the ceremonious opening of the ball. Interested in applying?
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20
FEB
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:25 h;
published in: General
100 students of science, music and fine arts from across Europe are invited to spend a week in Salzburg during the world-famous Salzburg Festival. We invite you to join us for the next Roche Continents 2012.
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22
FEB
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
13:50 h;
published in: Opera, Drama
The Salzburg Festival is pleased that Nicolas Stemann’s nine-hour production of Faust I + II, a 2011 co-production of the Salzburg Festival and the Thalia Theater Hamburg, has been invited to this year’s Theatertreffen in Berlin (May 4-20, 2012). The piece will be revived at the Berliner Festspiele – as one of the ten most remarkable productions of the season.
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