Salzburg to Present All 22 Mozart Operas
The Austrian city of Salzburg, birthplace of Mozart, will present all 22 of the composer's operas, some of them rarely performed, in honor of the his 250th birthday. The Salzburg Festival, headed by German composer Peter Ruzicka, kicks off festivities on Monday and will run through August. The inaugural opera of the festival will be Mozart's little-presented work, "Il Re Pastore," which has never before been staged in Salzburg. The performances will not be confined to a single venue, but will be shown in many locations throughout the city, and some of the works will be performed multiple times. In addition to Mozart's operatic works, non-operatic works will also be shown.