(She originally planned to retire after this summer, but has committed to stay on for an extra year to see through the postponed centennial celebrations. Therefore, we will of course comply painstakingly with all the regulations passed by the federal government, but we will extend and exceed them if we consider it necessary, given our responsibility. Ms. Rabl-Stadler added that all of the employee’s contacts were tested within hours and were found not to have the virus. An individual offer will be made to all ticket purchasers who have not opted for a refund. Statues used to symbolise the Salzburg festival are seen during the coronavirus outbreak in Salzburg, Austria, April 21, 2020. (APA/AFP/Barbara Gindl) The links below offer an overview of how to prevent infection with the coronavirus: When assigning new tickets, those in possession of tickets for the original programme will have priority.

When ordering a wheelchair seat, it must be announced whether a seat for the accompanying person is required in the immediate vicinity. “Vital, fresh, unexpected. While Ms. Rabl-Stadler said that sponsors and donors had been generous this year, it would be nearly impossible to have another festival under the same conditions.“Every concert is a deficit,” she said. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens arriving from a high-risk area are obligated to produce a medical certificate proving a negative COVID-19 PCR test (the test has to have been administered in the last 72 hours before arrival). After that any claim expires.In the event of a performance cancellation, the customer will be refunded the ticket price in full or – if an event is cancelled – proportionately. “Very far or very close. Please note that the purchase for commercial or trade resale, as well as the transfer of tickets without the prior consent of the Salzburg Festival is prohibited. 180,000 tickets with a total value of 24.5 million Euros have already been sold.The modified programme will feature completely different dates and a significantly reduced number of performances, which now forces the Festival to reverse and refund its entire ticket sales. I have declined the new offer, will I still have the chance for new tickets? Further claims of the customer are excluded if Salzburg Festival is not responsible for the reason for the cancellation of the event. It has been replaced with a reduced, 30-day schedule, through Aug. 30, of concerts, plays and two (instead of seven) staged operas: Strauss’s “Elektra” and a production of Mozart’s “Così Fan Tutte” that was planned over the past few months, almost unheard-of short notice for opera on this level.While the 90 performances will take place in a country and region where infections have ebbed and audiences of up to 1,000 — about half the capacity of Salzburg’s main theater — have been permitted, the threat remains present. In the anniversary year 2020 will be an additional contingent of fair weather tickets for the open-air performances of the What do I need to know about the placement at the venues? The Salzburg Festival, the Salzburger Altstadtverband and the Wirtschaftskammer Salzburg have come together for an initiative in times of rising COVID-19 infections. Therefore, the Festival will present an alternative for this extremely challenging year to the Supervisory Board on 25 May 2020. those who were in contact with the employee in question for a shorter period of time, or at a greater distance). On July 27, Markus Hinterhäuser, the festival’s artistic director, said in an interview that he felt the “sword of Damocles” hanging over the artists and staff.