EN
DE

YOUTH

Opera Camps

In cooperation with the Vienna Philharmonic and with financial support from the Salzburg Foundation of the American Austrian Foundation (AAF) and the Friends of the Salzburg Festival

Do you want to find out how exciting opera can be, and meet new like-minded friends from other countries? The Salzburg Festival’s Opera Camps make it possible! For one week, everything is about one opera. You will hear it performed by the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival and get a chance to peek behind the scenes! The music, the plot, the figures and their feelings are best discovered by playing, singing and acting yourself, and even designing your own sets. At Arenberg Castle, you develop your own opera together with professionals – then the stage is yours! Members of the Vienna Philharmonic coach the ensemble and perform at the joint public final performance.

Once again, the Salzburg Festival and the Vienna Philharmonic present their opera camps for children and teenagers aged 9 to 17. An international team of pedagogues and artists surrounding Hanne Muthspiel-Payer develops various concepts in order to open the doors of the operatic world to children and young people.

CAMPS

Falstaff Camp on the opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi

For teenagers aged 9 to 13
Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28, 2013
Final performance: July 28, 2013, 4:00 p.m., republic
Free admission

Meistersinger Camp on the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner

For teenagers aged 13 to 17
Monday, July 29, to Sunday, August 4, 2013
Final performance: August 4, 2013, 3:00 p.m., republic
Free admission
This opera camp focuses on instrumental music, therefore participants must have studied their instrument for a minimum of four years and have experience in orchestral, chamber music oder ensemble playing.

INFORMATION

Fees:  430,- per Camp*

* The admission fee includes workshops, rehearsal attendance, room and board, leisure time activities and the camp DVD
* There is a price reduction for siblings of 5%
* Scholarships are available for children from low-income families

No more applications possible.


LOGIN | FORGOT PASSWORD

EDITORIAL

From 2008 on, working for and with the younger generation is one of the focal points of the Salzburg Festival program. Everybody complains that parents and schools are failing to educate children and teenagers about and for art. Many lament that the “event” is the only thing that counts these days. Others despair because the so-called “high culture” seems to be aging with its audiences. The Festival, however, will take action. On the one hand, we will actively promote young artists – our most spectacular project is the Young Singers Project. On the other hand, we want to cultivate a new audience. Youth camps, affordable youth tickets, student projects and accompanying events specifically aimed at younger audiences are meant to inspire and develop their joy and understanding of music.