Grosses Festspielhaus
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RainbowOxfordshire
Banbury, UK55 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Family
We enjoyed seeing the stages and halls on the Salzburg Festival Hall Tour. It was a pleasant experience and also exciting to see a Sound of Music Site. However, the information given by the tour guide was over lengthy and given he had to say the information in two languages, this took a long time and was very tedious. To improve this, we recommend using audio guides with the tour guide there to keep the group together.
Written 23 May 2020
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TheValients
Kent99 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2013 • Couples
The Festival Halls in Salzburg were a must for my husband, being a classically trained musician and avowed, "Sound of Music," fan. We are sure it must be a lovely experience to tour the buildings, and we are sure they must be very interesting, unfortunately our guide, despite announcing the tour would be in both German and English, spent just 5 minutes of the tour speaking English and the other 55 minutes speaking German. There appeared to be many jokes in his commentary, and when he did speak English, he was clearly very well informed, but we were bitterly disappointed. We did not get to see the backrooms as other visitors have reported and were left at the end to climb over a large chain barrier to exit the building. We are glad others have had a better experience, but ours was downright insulting and we have to review what we actually experienced.
Written 11 October 2013
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Antra Z
Riga, Latvia90 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2014 • Solo
The best concert hall for either classical opera or orchestra performance. Great sightlines from any seat, had tried all 4 ticket categories, impeccable!
Written 23 August 2014
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MarieandStan
Honolulu, HI291 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2014 • Couples
If you love classical music then by all means visit Salzburg during Salzburg Music Festial in July and August. You'll find street musicians playing everywhere, some really top notch, opera and orchestral concerts in the large halls, and smaller choral groups in churches and the residence halls. One of the many concerts we attended included the New English Orchestra and Chorus playing excerpts of sacred music from the baroque to the present in the residence hall. From our second row seats, we had excellent coverage of the orchestra and chorus. The acoustics were top notch as were the musicians, whose spirited playing was just as outstanding as the quality of their performance.

The conductor at the Residence concert encouraged his group to joyously express themselves. The smiled, raised the hands, swayed to the music and many performers were beaming, bobbing up and down and to the side, and a few of them raised their hands in a devout gesture during the Arguello’s Resucito (Behold the Resurrection).

We were amazing how versatile the orchestra and chorus were. For one selection, a soprano took the place of the first violinist. At the end of another piece, all of the members of the orchestra sang, even the conductor, along with the chorus itself.

But the most moving part of the program was at the end. Every performer fanned out between the aisles, slowing walking towards the audience while either repeatedly chanting a sacred prayer or playing their instruments and sometimes doing both until all of them reached the back of the hall.

At another concert we attended we were convinced that Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms would be proud. The Fritz Kreisler Trio, a young but seasoned ensemble consisting of a female cellist, a male pianist, and a male violinist superbly played three very different works. Their rendition was delicate, subtle, and refined in the Mozart Trio KV 502, more free swinging and vigorous in the Beethoven Trio op. 11, and a whirlwind of almost unceasing energy in the Brahms Trio No. 2, op.87. There was never a tentative note. The Fritz Kreisler Trio was in complete command.

Each member of the ensemble was a consummate professional, abstaining from any theatrics. They did not play up to the audience but performed as if for themselves and they were unflinchingly dedicated to the music. We felt like flies on the wall as we intently homed in on how they articulated with one another. They were absolutely in sync all the time. It was fascinating to watch the music pulse as it would gently cascade or torrentially plunge from one player to another. The work involved to achieve their flawless interplay had to be extremely intensive.
We were completely wowed!!
Written 7 August 2014
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Jean-Pierre Pace
Il Gzira, Malta20 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2014 • Couples
We went on the 2pm tour which takes you through their three halls. My favourite hall has to be the Sound of Music hall which has the cliff as its backdrop. The tour comes free with the Salzburg Card.
Written 18 April 2014
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Kurt K
Munich, Germany247 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2013 • Couples
The Location is great for classical Plays.
The architecture is unique.
Typically sold out for the Festivals.
Recommendation: Check out when there are tests and Trainings of the orchestra and the classical artists, sneek in thru a side entrance, you must be a Little bit tricky, be quiet and enjoy, could be more interesting than the Play.
Before you try to get an expensive ticket thru a Concierge of a top Hotel there (or Long ahead of time online), check the critiques of the classical Plays in the local newspaper "Salzburger Nachrichten" or online - why - they are sometimes very experimental and give some classical Plays a curious Twist you might not like when you spend such much Money.
Written 7 April 2014
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DavidEllis1
Oklahoma City, OK110 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2012 • Couples
Even if you are not fluent in German, this is a must see production in a beautiful auditorium. Buy your tickets in advance as most performances sell out. Either have your tickets mailed or pick them up prior to the concert. The coat check was one of the most efficient I have ever experienced.
Written 4 February 2013
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Nic B
Lesbury, UK70 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2016 • Solo
Ok Salzburg is an expensive city and the opera is no exception with the top price seats about twice the cost of the equivalent seats at the Royal opera House in London. That said its worth doing if opera is your thing. They also do tours but I didn't go on that. Staff are always helpful and it's always a pleasure going there. The only thing that could be improved is the air con which was a little lacking on a sticky August evening.
Written 3 August 2016
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Benji35
Lake Macquarie, Australia47 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2016 • Solo
To be honest, the tour guide was fantastic. She did the tour in both German and English and was very informative. But frustrating was the fact that nobody at the booking desk mentioned to any of us that we would not be viewing the rock riding school due to rehearsals; which is what most people come to see! So I asked to join the tour for free the next day as it was there mistake, but they laughed and offered no refund. So if this is what you really want to see, make sure you ask!
Written 27 April 2016
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epok100
beirut35 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2014 • Family
Absolutely fantastic opera house, wonderful acoustics, nice bars, great crowd and good wieners! Loved it.
Written 17 September 2014
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