Each year a huge celebration in front of City Hall kicks off this festival, which combines cultural experiences of the highest order with socially relevant themes and objectives.
Learn more about Wiener Festwochen in ViennaSalzburg lies in the heart of Europe. But for six weeks a year Salzburg is the center of the world, when the most prestigious music festival on earth opens with a huge celebration on the city’s squares and streets.
Learn more about Salzburg Festival in SalzburgBizarre rock formations on Europe’s largest natural stage form the impressive backdrop for opulent opera productions every summer.
Learn more about the Opera Festival in St. MargarethenAt the Bregenz Festival, held in July and August, an evening of opera begins long before the conductor lifts his baton; guests are brought over the lake directly to the floating stage by ship – and thus become part of the spectacle themselves.
Learn more about Bregenz Festival in BregenzGustav Mahler was born in July 1860 in Kilischt (today in the Czech Republic) has the second oldest of 14 children.
Gustav Mahler - his lifeBregenz is different. An opera festival with two stages: a traditional opera house, home to less-known operas, and an open-air lakeside stage, where productions are held in the most spectacular fashion.
Read MoreIn Austria you can expect a first-class musical experience, whether it's a concert in the rooms of a Baroque palace, at the Opera House or at one of the many festivals.
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