Salzburg Festival 2027 - Program

This was the program of the 2026 Salzburg Festival

The 2026 Salzburg Festival took place from July 17 to August 30 and offered a comprehensive program of opera, theater, and concert performances. The diverse program invited audiences to question themselves and contemporary society. Viewers were treated to impressive productions of high-caliber works, including highlights such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 'Così fan tutte'.

Opera
In 2026, festival audiences enjoyed a colorful mix of German, French, and Italian operas. Special highlights included new productions of classics such as Richard Strauss' 'Ariadne auf Naxos' and Georges Bizet's 'Carmen'.

Drama
In addition to 'Jedermann' with Philipp Hochmair as Jedermann and Roxane Duran as the new Buhlschaft in 2026, the theater program featured two world premieres, among other highlights. Peter Handke's 'Schnee von gestern, Schnee von morgen' (Yesterday's Snow, Tomorrow's Snow) and Elfriede Jelinek's 'Unter Tieren' (Among Animals) opened up whole new perspectives for viewers.

Concert
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performed five concert programs conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Tugan Sokhiev, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann, and Andris Nelsons. In addition, concertgoers enjoyed a high-caliber mix of guest orchestras, church concerts, chamber music, soloist concerts, and, for example, a tribute to composer György Kurtág.

 
"jung & jede*r" – the youth program of the Salzburg Festival
Children's operas, youth tickets, school programs... the range of offerings for young visitors to the festival could not have been more extensive. For example, schools and cultural centers became festival stages when the Salzburg Festival traveled throughout the province with two mobile productions starting in March 2026.

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