Overview
- The festival runs July 17–August 30, 2026, with tickets priced roughly €10 to €485, according to the presentation.
- Opera highlights include Bizet’s Carmen led by Teodor Currentzis with the Utopia Orchestra and Choir and a Christof Loy revival of Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
- The theater slate features world premieres by Peter Handke and Elfriede Jelinek alongside the annual Jedermann, with Roxane Duran joining Philipp Hochmair as the Buhlschaft.
- Concerts bring star soloists such as Evgeny Kissin, András Schiff, Yuja Wang, Martha Argerich and Sol Gabetta, and conductors including Christian Thielemann, Andris Nelsons and Riccardo Muti.
- The 2026 Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele (May 22–25) previews the summer with Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, which Cecilia Bartoli said she will sing in and which returns on the main festival bill.