Salzburg Festival Salzburger Festspiele | |
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Begins | late July |
Ends | end of August |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | Salzburg, Austria |
Inaugurated | 1920 |
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Website | www |
The Salzburg Festival (German: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of the festival; one highlight is the annual performance of Hofmannsthal's play Jedermann (Everyman).
Since 1967, an annual Salzburg Easter Festival has also been held, organized by a separate organization.