Dienstag, Tuesday
Travelling this morning on DB from
Salzburg to Munich en route to Füssen to see the castles of Ludwig II
of Bavaria. We hope for good weather, so far it is sunny but it looks
like in Füssen the weather is much colder around 15C and a mix of
sun and clouds. Füssen is on the border with Austria and near the
border with Switzerland. The Ski Station of Garmish-Partenkirche is
only a few kilometers away.
It was a wonderful Festival in
Salzburg, we had a great time. Said our goodbyes to Mr. Lackner the
manager of the Hotel Bristol and sent our good wishes to his mother,
who we know, and is now retired and living in Vienna. We are
considering coming back in May 2014 for the next edition of the Music
Festival which will be dedicated to the composer Rossini. The
Festival starts a day earlier on Thursday and of course we will
return to the Bristol. Some clients like Dr. Malkin who has been
coming for years as told us that he has already booked his tickets.
The tickets for next year's festival are going on sale today and like
in the past, I suspect that most tickets will be sold by next week.
Cecilia Bartoli is bringing many big opera names, many retired, but
the mere fact that they will be there for a Charity Gala evening to
help local children in the Salzburg region, is most likely to attract
people. Some of the artists are Teresa Berganza, Montserrat Caballé,
José Carreras, Rugero Raimondi, Erwin Shrott and many more. The Gala
dinner is catered by one of the best restaurants in the world, Arzak
which has 3 Michelins Stars to its name. The chef Elena Arzak will
prepare dishes associated with Rossini.
They are presenting 3 operas, La
Cenerentola and Otello with Bartoli and Il Barbiere di Siviglia which
will be at the Marionette Theater. Petite Messe Solennelle, a Lied
Matinee and many other offerings, including a Kino (cinema) of
Rossini Opera movies by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle featuring rare footage
of Tito Gobbi. A good diverse program. See the link for the Festival,
http://www.salzburgfestival.at/
entrance lobby of the Grosses Festspiele Haus, Salzburg.
back of the University Church, Salzburg under renovation still.
Salzburg old town.
