Salzburg Festival

The Salzburg Festival is a prominent music festival in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Music - Austria - Salzburg - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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The festival was founded in 1877 but was discontinued in 1910.

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1877 - 1910

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In 1918, at the close of World War I, the festival was revived by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss, the director Max Reinhardt and the conductor Franz Schalk.

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1918 - World War I - Hugo von Hofmannsthal - Richard Strauss - Max Reinhardt - Franz Schalk

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In 1927 the Festspielhaus, an opera house, opened; the former riding academy was also converted into a theater. Musical repertory concentrated on Mozart and Strauss, but other works, such as Verdi's Falstaff and Beethoven's Fidelio were also performed.

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1927 - Festspielhaus - Opera house - Verdi - Falstaff - Beethoven - Fidelio

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From 1934 to 1937, Toscanini conducted many performances.

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1934 - 1937 - Toscanini

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Closed during World War II, the Salzburg Festival reopened in 1946.

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World War II - 1946

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