Salzburg Festival

Everyone has heard of it, everyone must have seen this unique performance at some point. Every year, the story of "Jedermann" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is staged as part of the Salzburg Festival. The story is about a rich nobleman whose primary focus is on his own well-being and increasing his fortune. "Jedermann" shows little mercy to debtors and the poor. Jedermann only comes to realize his misconduct when Death literally appears behind him and asks him to get ready for his last walk.

Even those who already know the story are spellbound by the transformation that Jedermann undergoes during the play. Hugo von Hofmannsthal has put down on paper an appealing but also thought-provoking work that conveys an important message for every age.

The highlight of the Salzburg Festival is Jedermann!
Since its premiere in 1920, this play in particular has attracted many visitors to the beautiful provincial capital of Salzburg every year. Over the years, there have been many interpretations by different directors and a wide variety of well-known actors and actresses have appeared in performances of "Jedermann". The idea of staging the production in front of Salzburg Cathedral came from Max Reinhardt. The magnificent baroque building still impresses today as a unique backdrop. The Grosses Festspielhaus is also not far away, where the performance is moved if the weather is bad.

However, it is not only Hugo von Hoffmannsthal's "Jedermann" that attracts visitors to the annual festival; new wonderful and groundbreaking productions are constantly being added.

Outdoor theater performance with costumed actors at a long banquet table on cathedral steps.