Tips for Festival Fans
July 20 – September 2, 2012
The Salzburg Festival is one of the most famous and prominent music festivals in the world. Its program offers a unique blend of traditional and modern pieces: spectacular premieres, new productions of classic dramas and the most beautiful theater, opera and concert performances. Internationally famous stars such as Anna Netrebko, Lang Lang, Rolando Villazón and Riccardo Muti draw culture buffs and the high society to Salzburg each summer.
There is a high demand for Festival tickets. We have put together a few special tips for the Salzburg Festival for those who were unable to get tickets for Jedermann, etc. or for last-minute bookers:
Get your Festival tickets online
On March 30 the general ticket sales were opened. From that day on, everybody can buy Festival tickets online, with the unique opportunity to check the sightlines of the selected seat! The list of available tickets is updated daily! Get your Festival tickets now at the online ticket order of Salzburg Festival
Last-minute Jedermann tickets
Standing room tickets for 5 euros: The standing-room box office in Franziskanergasse opens one hour before each Jedermann performance on Cathedral Square. The standing room tickets are available for 5 euros each, allowing spectators to watch the Festival's traditional play on the left and right of the tiered seats on Cathedral Square. Please note: the tickets are for Cathedral Square only – not for the Large Festival Hall! Extra tip: bring a folding chair and beverages. You will have more shade in the area to the right of the seats!
Festival Ball 2012
The first Festival Ball will take place in the Horse Riding School on September 1, 2012. The opening ceremony will be danced by the young couples wearing long traditional costumes. The festive concert with great stars and the unique setting of the Baroque arcades hewn into the rock of the Mönchsberg will create the atmosphere for an unforgettable ball. The dresscode "evening dirndl and traditional evening suit" reflects the long tradition of wearing traditional costumes among high society ever since the era of emperor Franz Josef I.
Siemens>Festival>Nights
Highlights from Salzburg Festival performances are shown on a large open-air screen set up on Chapter Square in Salzburg, sponsored by the Salzburg Festival in collaboration with Siemens and the Austrian Broadcasting Company (ORF). The Siemens >Festival>Nights program includes extraordinary operas and concerts from the past as well as productions from the current Festival season. Free admission.
Siemens>Children's >Festival
A special children's program is also available in the afternoon during the Siemens>Festival>Nights. Selected children's operas are shown on the large screen set up on Chapter Square for young opera fans. Free admission. Suitable for children 5 years or older. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Wining and dining during the Festival
Find out which restaurants, bars and cafés the stars of the Salzburg Festival frequent before and after the performance:
Restaurants
M32, Restaurant Goldener Hirsch, Blaue Gans, Carpe Diem, Stiftskeller St. Peter, Gasthof Auerhahn, Café Restaurant Triangel, magazin, esszimmer, die Restaurants des Hotel Sacher, Restaurant Purzelbaum, Restaurant Mirabell im Hotel Sheraton, Restaurant Pfefferschiff, Restaurant Friesacher, Riedenburg, Hangar 7
Bars/ Clubs
Saitensprung, Take Five, republic, zebra american bar, Soda Club, Steinterrasse
Cafés
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