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2025 SALZBURG EASTER FESTIVAL - THE PROGRAMME
Artistic Director Nikolaus Bachler presents a particularly diverse programme for the Salzburg Easter Festival 2025 - for the first time in the festival's history, four conductors and three orchestras will be featured. At the center is a new production of Modest Mussorgsky's monumental drama »Khovanshchina«, staged by British theater maker Simon McBurney. Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct staged opera for the first time in 6 years and will be at the helm of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Mar 6, 2024
Salzburg Easter Festival to open on 22 March
On 22 March, the Salzburg Easter Festival opens with a world premiere by Sasha Waltz. Antonio Pappano is the Festival Conductor, bringing the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from Rome.
Feb 22, 2024
Cast Change Choral Concert / Tenor
Luciano Ganci takes over from Jonas Kaufmann
Dec 14, 2023
Cast Change Choral Concert / Soprano
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha takes over from Sonya Yoncheva
Oct 24, 2023
Dance & Electro 2024: Sasha Waltz & Max Cooper
Artistic director Nikolaus Bachler will continue the dance and electro sections, which were newly established in 2023, next year and for the first time the festival will open one day earlier than usual: on Palm Friday, choreographer Sasha Waltz will celebrate the world premiere with Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion, while on Maundy Thursday the internationally acclaimed British DJ Max Cooper will let the sounds of Italy meet electronic beats.
Jul 6, 2023
Salzburg Easter Festival 2024 - the programme
For the 2024 Salzburg Easter Festival, Intendant Nikolaus Bachler will present a programme inspired by the Mediterranean South – with Italy at its heart. The Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from Rome, together with its long-standing Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, will open the Easter Festival with a new production of Amilcare Ponchielli’s rarely performed opera »La Gioconda«.
Mar 16, 2023
Emanuel Gat: Dance World Premiere at the 23 Easter Festival
For his first edition as director of the Salzburg Easter Festival, Nikolaus Bachler innovates and opens the program to contemporary dance. Presented in the mythical concert hall of the Felsenreitschule, »Träume« (Dreams) by choreographer Emanuel Gat will explore different facets of Wagnerian work
Feb 16, 2023
Berliner Philharmoniker to become resident orchestra from 2026
Berliner Philharmoniker will return to the Salzburg Easter Festival from 2026.
Jan 9, 2023
Salzburg Easter Festival - programme 2023
A new direction for the Salzburg Easter Festival in 2023 – Programme 2023
Apr 28, 2022
Contact
Christoph Koch
c.koch@osterfestspiele.at
+43 676 4567670
Pressefotos
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Salzburg Easter Festival 2024
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Nikolaus Bachler und Antonio Pappano (c) Erika Mayer
Antinio Pappano und Nikolaus Bachler (c) Erika Mayer
Nikolaus Bachler, Arabel Karajan und Antonio Pappano (c) Erika Mayer
Präsentation Programm 2024: Nikolaus Bachler, Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann © Erika Mayer
Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia © Fabio Novino
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano
Jakub Hrůša © Musacchio, Iannielo, Pasqualini
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann © Bernd Uhlig
Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda), Jonas Kaufmann (Enzo Grimaldo) © Bernd Uhlig
Chor der Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Bachchor Salzburg © Bernd Uhlig
Agnieszka Rehlis (La Cieca), Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Laura), Tareq Nazmi (Alvise) © Bernd Uhlig
Luca Salsi (Barnaba), Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda) © Bernd Uhlig
Luca Salsi (Barnaba), Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda) © Bernd Uhlig
Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda), Jonas Kaufmann (Enzo Grimaldo) © Bernd Uhlig
Tareq Nazmi (Alvise), Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Laura) © Bernd Uhlig
Luca Salsi (Barnaba), Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda) © Bernd Uhlig
Jonas Kaufmann (Enzo Grimaldo) © Bernd Uhlig
Liudmila Konovalova (Gioconda als Erwachsene), Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda), Chor der Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Bachchor Salzburg
Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Laura), Jonas Kaufmann (Enzo Grimaldo) © Bernd Uhlig
Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Laura), Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda) © Bernd Uhlig
Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda) © Bernd Uhlig
Anna Netrebko (La Gioconda), Tareq Nazmi (Alvise), Chor der Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Bachchor Salzburg © Bernd Uhlig
Liudmila Konovalova (Gioconda als Erwachsene), Tänzer von SEAD © Bernd Uhlig
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Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
© Erika Mayer
Antonio Pappano
© Erika Mayer
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Sopran), Judith Kutasi (Mezzosopran), Antonio Pappano (Musikalische Leitung), Luciano Ganci (Tenor), Michele Pertusi (Bass)
© Erika Mayer
Chorkonzert Curtain Call
© Erika Mayer
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Orchesterkonzert II: Pinchas Zukerman (Solist), Jakub Hrůša (Leitung), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
© Erika Mayer
Orchesterkonzert II: Jakub Hrůša (Leitung)
© Erika Mayer
Orchesterkonzert II: Pinchas Zukerman (Solist), Jakub Hrůša (Leitung), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
© Erika Mayer
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Herbert-von-Karajan-Preis 2024
© Erika Mayer
Herbert-von-Karajan-Preis 2024: Arabel Karajan, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Lise Davidsen
© Erika Mayer
Herbert-von-Karajan-Preis 2024: Lise Davidsen
© Erika Mayer
Herbert-von-Karajan-Preis 2024: Eve-Maud Hubeaux
© Erika Mayer
Herbert-von-Karajan-Preis 2024: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
© Erika Mayer
Salzburg Easter Festival 2025
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Nikolaus Bachler @ Erika Mayer
Nikolaus Bachler, Simon McBurney © Erika Mayer
Nikolaus Bachler © Erika Mayer
Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda
Esa-Pekka Salonen @ Andrew Eccles
Simon McBurney @ Jorri Kristjansson
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra © Anton Sucksdorff
Mahler Chamber Orchestra © Molinavisuals
Salzburg Easter Festival 2023
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Nikolaus Bachler, Emanuel Gat, Andris Nelsons, Andreas Schulz © Fritz Beck
Nikolaus Bachler © Markus Jans
Andris Nelsons, Nikolaus Bachler © Fritz Beck
Nikolaus Bachler, Andris Nelsons © Fritz Beck
Salzburg © V. Forstenlechner
Festspielhaus © V. Forstenlechner
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»Tannhäuser« - Tänzerinnen und Tänzer von BODHI PROJECT und SEAD Salzburg © Monika Rittershaus
»Tannhäuser« - Tänzerinnen und Tänzer von BODHI PROJECT und SEAD Salzburg © Monika Rittershaus
»Tannhäuser« - Jonas Kaufmann (Tannhäuser) © Monika Rittershaus
»Tannhäuser« - Emma Bell (Venus) © Monika Rittershaus
»Tannhäuser« - Emma Bell (Venus), Jonas Kaufmann (Tannhäuser), Tänzerinnen und Tänzer von BODHI PROJECT und SEAD Salzburg © Monika Rittershaus
»Tannhäuser« - Marlis Petersen (Elisabeth), Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn, Bachchor Salzburg © Monika Rittershaus
»Tannhäuser« - Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram von Eschenbach), Marlis Petersen (Elisabeth) © Monika Rittershaus
»Tannhäuser« - Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram von Eschenbach) © Monika Rittershaus
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Orchesterkonzert II: Andris Nelsons © Erika Mayer
Orchesterkonzert II: Andris Nelsons, Gautier Capuçon, Thierry Escaich © Erika Mayer
Orchesterkonzert II: Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons © Erika Mayer
Orchesterkonzert II: Gewandhausorchester, Gautier Capuçon, Andris Nelsons © Erika Mayer
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Gewandhausorchester, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Andris Nelsons, Christian Gerhaher, Julia Kleiter © Erika Mayer
Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons, Christian Gerhaher © Erika Mayer
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks © Erika Mayer
Gewandhausorchester © Erika Mayer
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»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
»Träume«, Tänzerinnen und Tänzer der Emanuel Gat Dance Company © Erika Mayer
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