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At the Salzburg Festival, Bertolt Brecht Pushes Boundaries
As a playwright and director, Bertolt Brecht revolutionized theater, bringing 20th-century politics indoors and replacing escapism with an urgent and…
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“The Greek Passion” Takes Center Stage at the Salzburg Festival
Bohuslav Martinu’s final opera, The Greek Passion, tells a story that was as explosive in the mid-20th century as it…
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At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution
Salzburg, Austria — The premiere of Janáček’s new opera Kata Kabanova just wrapped up here last week at the Salzburg…
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In Salzburg, New Lives for Two Scandalous Plays
Salzburg, Austria — The premiere of Arthur Schnitzler’s Reigen in 1920 caused a riot in Berlin’s theaters. A year later,…
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Review: Salzburg Festival Opens With Operatic Apocalypses
Salzburg, Austria — spoken by the general public. There was no fear that the Salzburg Festival’s conductor Theodor Currentzis would…
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