Salzburg Festival 2025

WHERE: Salzburg, Austria
WHEN: from 18th July to 31st August 2025

Salzburg is a truly fascinating and evocative city. A small jewel of Baroque urbanization, known above all for being the city of Mozart.
And, the link with the extraordinary Austrian musician, he lives in every corner of the city.

Naturally, in the city that gave birth to one of the greatest geniuses of music, an important musical festival could not be missing.
The Salzburg Festival, in this sense, represents one of the most important classical music and opera festivals in the world.

It takes place every year for almost 5 weeks, from mid-July to the end of August.
Today it represents one of the points of reference worldwide, in the field of opera, music and theater festivals.

Its extensive program includes classical pieces with great international guests. Furthermore, events and exhibitions dedicated to young people do not dent.

PRACTICAL INFO

THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2025 LOCATIONS

As per tradition, the Salzburg Festival takes place among the most exclusive and important cultural venues of the Austrian city.

The Grosses Festspielhaus is the Grand Theater of the Festival, specially designed in 1956 for the Salzburg festival. It represents the most important venue of the Festival. It is no coincidence that it will host some of the most important and anticipated events, including “Maria Stuarda”, “Macbeth” and the concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Domplatz, the Cathedral Square, will exclusively host the drama Jedermann, which has now become an unmissable appointment of the festival.
Kollegienkirche, Felsenreitschule, SZENE, Schauspielhaus, Mozarteum, University Mozarteum – Theater im Kunstquartier are some of the 16 venues of the Festival.

2025 PROGRAM

Photo ©, Patrick Vierthaler

The 2025 edition of the festival will take place over 45 days, in 16 different venues scattered throughout the city. As usual, the program will be particularly rich and varied, ranging from Opera, drama, theatre, opera, concerts, for a total of about 180 shows.

Among the most anticipated events this year too, the drama “Jederman” is confirmed in the exclusive location of Domplatz. Directed by Robert Carson, it will be offered for 15 dates… all already SOLD-OUT! There will be 7 dates of “Maria Stuarda“, directed by Ulrich Rasche, at the Grosses Feltspielhouse. Only a few coupons remain available. Same location for Warlikovski’s Macbeth which will instead be performed on 6 different dates.

Classical music, as per tradition, will also have a central role in the Festival. The concert program features great names in classical music: the Wiener Philharmoniker, the Mozarteum Orchestra, the Camerata Salzburg, Christian Thielemann, Igor Levit, Riccardo Muti and Franz Welser-Möst.

Jung & Jed*r is the rich proposal for the youngest, with 29 shows, most of which are suitable for an audience from 9 to 17 years old. There will be workshops, workshops, activities, theater at the Schauspielhaus, ARGEkultur and University Mozarteum