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If you are looking for a good excuse to visit the Bregenzerwald, there are two top-class cultural events every year to choose from.
Bregenz Festival & Schubertiade
The Schubert Festival “Schubertiade“
A festival for Franz Schubert which would accord him his due place alongside Mozart and Beethoven – this was the idea behind the Schubertiade founded in 1976. Today it is considered one of the most important festivals in Austria and attracts international visitors. From June 14th – 24th and from August 24th to September 9th 2008 the festival will host approx. 70 concerts including chorus evenings with outstanding artists, chamber concerts and piano recitals, orchestra concerts, readings and master classes.
Today most of the concerts are held in the Angelika Kaufmann Hall in Schwarzenberg which, along side the Mozart Hall in Vienna and Salzburg’s Mozarteum, is considered one of the best chamber music halls in Austria. Concert visitors are surrounded by fantastic views of meadows, forests and mountains. Before the concert and during the pause guests meet on the forecourt or on the panorama terrace and instead of a bell to signal the start of the concert, two hornists play a piece from Franz Schubert. Additional concerts are held in the town of Hohenems and in other selected locations. You will find the full Schubertiade programme here: www.schubertiade.at.
The Bregenz Festival
The Bregenz Festival takes place in July and August every year. The heart of the festival is the opera stage which floats on the waters of the Bodensee lake. The lake provides a magnificent backdrop for the spectacular productions that are staged as part of the festival each year. The impressive stage design, technical wizardry and the unique “Bregenzer Richtungshören” amplification for excellent acoustics make this an unforgettable opera experience. The festival was launched in 1946, since then the orchestral music has been played by members of the “Wiener Symphony Orchestra”.
Top-class theatre performances and concerts as well as exhibitions and numerous special events make the Bregenz Festival one of the most important cultural summer events in Europe.
You can find the complete Bregenz Festival programme here: www.bregenzerfestspiele.at.
Bregenz Festival
from July 23rd to August 23rd 2008
The very special Festival experience: The floating stage on the Bodensee Lake at the Bregenz Festival. Spectacular productions, fantastic voices in a festive summer atmosphere. An unforgettable experience. This year experience "Tosca" from Giacomo Puccini.
Day 1
- arrival
- greeting
- exquisite festival meal
- transfer to Bregenz
- enjoy the performance on the lake
- fine cheese platter in the hotel
Day 2
- enjoy the amenities at the hotel
- evening meal created by our distinguished chefs
Price per person in a "Klassik" double room excl. Festival tickets (Fri-Sun) EUR 320,00
Price per person in a "Klassik" double room excl. Festival tickets (Sun- Fri) EUR 307,00
We have a large Festival ticket allotment in various different categories, which you are welcome to buy from us!
Schubertiade Schwarzenberg & Schubertiade Hohenems
June 13th to 22nd and August 23rd to September 7th 2008
We would like to make a visit to the Schubertiade as pleasant as possible for all music enthusiasts.
- To avoid hurrying we serve the evening meal as part of your half-board arrangement from 5:30 pm.
- So that you have enough time to round off the day after the concert with a delicious meal we serve warm dishes until 11 pm.
- Shuttle buses are provided to the performances in Schwarzenberg.
- For the productions in Hohenems we offer a transfer service at very reasonable rates.
The entire programme of events for Schubertiade Festival can be found in internet under http://www.schubertiade.at/, or in the programme leaflet that we are happy to send to you by post.
Ticket reservations please call directly to:
Schubertiade GmbH Villa Rosenthal, Schweizerstraße 1, A-6845 Hohenems
Tel: +43 / (0)5576/ 72 091 Fax: +43 / (0)5576/ 75 450, e-mail: info@schubertiade.at
