Austria spends $1/4 billion on Salzburg halls
mainThe Austrian federal government and the state and city of Salzburg have committed 262 million euros to improve the festival’s performance venues over the next ten years.
The most urgent case for an upgrade is the Grosses Festpielhaus, which is 60 years old and barely updated.
Even the Green Party wants to see it improved – possibly with a musrhoom farm on the roof.
Wrong picture. That’s the Mozarteum bunch.
No, Eric, this is the facade of the grosses festspielhaus. Karin (from Salzburg)..
The picture was changed.
With cross-reference to today’s post about the Edinburgh Festival, I would be very surprised if the Austrian authorities have imposed any conditions to the funding concerning token equalIty, diversity and inclusion. The future of the Salzburg Festival looks rosy; but that for the Edinburgh Festival is bleak as a servant to politicians playing to the gallery with the lowest common denominator and no ambition to build on a great artistic legacy.
We’re building a new house and went through the terms and conditions with the consultant on Monday. Line by line we examined our mutual obligations until I piped up, “I’m not signing this; there’s absolutely nothing in here about equity, diversity and inclusion’.
We all laughed. A lot.
Oh, believe me, they did and there is the 2018 “Clemenza” to prove it (independently of the musical value of the performance). As for the upgrading, being a regular visitor for many years, I would recommend a collective “collaboration” of the city, because it is unelegant and scary for a festival of that caliber when the airport lights shut before the 11 o’clock flight passengers have picked up their luggage and even the prestigious Zacher hotel does the same before midnight. After all it is a luxurious experience they are selling and as a client I have some expectations along with the musical ones (that often failed).
A hot take from Mr. Lebrecht about the Austrian Green party? Didn’t know he was involved in our domestic politics!
Anyway, looking forward to some avantgarde compositions featuring construction noise at future festivals.
The beauty about that is you can get it without an actual construction!!
A magic mushroom farm on the roof!
Now yer suppin Diesel! Is Salzburg planning a series of hallucinogenic concerts?
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