In tune with Mozart’s home town

The idea behind the Salzburg Festival is to present performances of opera, plays and concerts of the highest artistic calibre, held in a short period of five to six weeks during the summer. And in a city that in itself provides the finest backdrop, with its perfectly preserved baroque architecture. This year, too, from 26 July to 31 August a broad spectrum of “dramatic play-acting in the strongest sense” awaits the visitor (quote from founding father Hugo von Hofmannsthal).

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the “House for Mozart” concert hall was inaugurated in Salzburg in June 2006. Offering perfect acoustics and ideal sightlines, this state-of-the-art auditorium complements Salzburg’s existing “Großes Festspielhaus” and “Felsenreitschule” venues. Audi provided a generous donation towards the reconstruction of the former “Kleines Festspielhaus” festival hall.

The “Audi Night” was again one of the social highlights at this year’s Salzburg Festival. Following the premiere of Josef Haydn’s Armida opera, a number of celebrity guests along with the Armida cast came together at the Audi Night on the Mönchsberg, high above the roofs of the city.