Megabox 2020 Salzburg Festival Performances: 4 Screenings

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Megabox's curation brand 'Classic Society' will broadcast and screen four performances from the '2020 Salzburg Festival.'

The Salzburg Festival is a world-renowned music festival held every summer in Salzburg, Austria, the hometown of Mozart. Established to bring stability and order to war-torn Europe after World War I, the festival began in 1920 and is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The 2020 Salzburg Festival will commemorate its founding spirit on its centennial while also conveying a message of community solidarity through its works, hoping to overcome the global difficulties caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

First, on the 9th, the opera 'Elektra,' the inaugural work composed and scripted by 'Strauss' and 'von Hofmannsthal,' founding members and the best duo of the Salzburg Festival, will be screened. This work allows exploration of an intellectual world based on the psychology of Freud and Jung through the profound orchestral melodies that leave a deep impression.

On the 16th, 'Cos? fan tutte,' considered one of Mozart's three great operas along with 'The Marriage of Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni,' will be screened. Mozart's comic opera 'Cos? fan tutte,' meaning 'All women are like that,' vividly expresses love and psychology between men and women. Especially, it will delight audiences' ears through various forms of ensembles that traverse bright atmospheres and elegant, sensual moods, connecting love, suspicion, and human nature. The conductor, 'Joana Malwitz,' is receiving much attention as the first female conductor to lead an opera in the festival's history.

Next, the 'Vienna Philharmonic & Thielemann Concert,' broadcast live on the 22nd, is expected to present a fantastic harmony between the delicate and rich tones of the Vienna Philharmonic and the passionate performance of star mezzo-soprano 'El?na Garan?a' under the baton of world-renowned conductor 'Christian Thielemann.' Notably, the concert will feature 'Wesendonck Lieder' by 19th-century German composer 'Richard Wagner' and Symphony No. 4 'Romantic' by Anton Bruckner, a representative symphonic composer of late Romanticism, delivering deep emotion and resonance.

Finally, on the 29th, the 'Vienna Philharmonic & Dudamel Concert' will be broadcast live. The baton will be held by 'Gustavo Dudamel,' one of the most prominent young maestros of this era, and the stage will be illuminated by pianist 'Yevgeny Kissin,' who has captivated audiences worldwide. This performance will showcase 'The Firebird' by Russian composer 'Igor Stravinsky' and Piano Concerto No. 1 by the piano god 'Franz Liszt.'

The 2020 Salzburg Festival will be screened at nine Megabox locations nationwide (COEX, Central, Mokdong, Seongsu, Kintex, Bundang, Daegu, Pusan National University, Sejong Government Complex). For more details, please check the Megabox website and mobile app.

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