Salzburger Festspiele 2024 ( Eastern, Whitsun, Summer), OPERA

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Benjamin Bernheim, Asmik Grigorian Cecilia Bartoli lead Salzburg Festivals 2024 Season. Here is a look at the opera performances of this season. What is your highlight of the festival Sir. Antonio Pappano will conduct the rarely performed Ponchiellis La Gioconda for the first time at the Easter Festival. The new production by British director Oliver Mears will star Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, and Luca Salsi. In a statement Netrebko said, I am delighted to return to Salzburg for this very special project, and to have the opportunity to learn this wonderful score. I am looking forward to making my debut in this rarely performed work. I trust in Maestro Pappano as I always have in the past, thats why I know it will be wonderful The cast will also feature Agnieszka Rehlis (La Cieca), EveMaud Hubeaux (Laura), and Tareq Nazmi (Alvise Badoero). Strauss Caprricio is set to be performed in concert form with Elsa Dreisig and B