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Leon B. Polsky, Helga Rabl-Stadler, Cynthia
Polsky, Heinrich Spängler
and Nabil Chartouni |
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Kitty Isola, Markus Hinterhäuser and Luz Miriam
Toro |
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Helga Rabl-Stadler and Alexa Wesner |
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Dorothée Volpini de Maestri, Karlheinz and
Elisabeth Muhr |
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Joseph Bartning and Susan Gutfreund |
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Willem Kooyker and Judith-Ann Corrente |
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Joel Bell, Marifé Hernández, Tony Bechara and
Isabella Ponta |
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Carole Bailey French, John French III and
Sana Sabbagh |
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Mary Mochary, Violet Kasser and Jean Perin |
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Joseph Bartning, Shamina Thalyarkahn, Edgar Batista and Janeen
Duarte
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The Salzburg Festival Society had its annual
black-tie evening to celebrate The Salzburg Festival and
announce the 2019 program of the Salzburg Festival dedicated to
the theme of Mythology. The program was presented by the
Festival’s Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser and
President Helga Rabl-Stadler, with an unforgettable
musical program sung by Tenor Javier Camarena and Soprano Rosa Feola. |
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In 2019, the Directorate of the Salzburg Festival
hope to kindle further interest and curiosity in myths from
antiquity, which the Festival co-founder Hugo von Hofmannsthal
saw as a ‘magic mirror’. Mythical tales from long ago still
raise ever-relevant questions about human existence, addressing
themes of war, flight, sacrifice, revenge, guilt and atonement.
For further information about the program, go to: www.salzburgerfestspiele.at. |
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“Mythology means going to the root of everything
and questioning what it means in our time,” the festival’s
artistic director, Markus Hinterhäuser, said in a telephone
interview about this edition of the festival, which will be his
third at the helm. “Great mythological tales are always like a
mirror — in every generation, every period.” (New York Times) |
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The inaugural Salzburg Festival Days in New York
took place from November 26th – 28th,
2018, and members and friends were invited by the Salzburg
Festival Society to a special reception at a private home and a
guided tour of the current Delacroix exhibition at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The centerpiece was the SFS Gala,
sponsored by U.S.
Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management at the St.
Regis New York with nearly 150 guests attending. The Festival’s
founding mission is to unite nations, fosters peaceful relations
and engage audience members through a common appreciation of
music, opera and theater. “Without our members the artistic
program of the Salzburg Festival would not be as rich, and
additional projects could not be feasible”, Helga Rabl-Stadler,
President of the Salzburg Festival, states proudly. |
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The Salzburg Festival Society was founded in 2005
and serves as the official liaison between the Salzburg Festival
and its American friends and patrons. With its dedicated board
of directors and circle of friends the Salzburg Festival Society
supports artists and productions of the Salzburg Festival,
adding to the necessary funding that the Salzburg Festival
receives annually. It provides its members with exclusive access
to all events and services related to the Festival. The broader
mission of the Society is to advance the general public’s
understanding and appreciation of classical music. The Salzburg
Festival Society believes that the performing arts play a vital
role toward enhancing, uniting and transforming society. |
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Please join us this summer for the Salzburg
Festival or for the next Salzburg Festival Society Gala in
November 2019 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary! |
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