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Grosses Festspielhaus

Hofstallgasse 1, Salzburg A-5020, Austria
43 0 662-8045-0
Ranked #23 of 68 attractions in Salzburg
4.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Theatres, Operas, Performances, Concerts
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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

It is superb place to attend Salzburg Festival operas and concerts.

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11 reviews 11 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2012

Be happy if you can get cards for a opera or concert during the salzburgfestival in july and august. its really worth the money!

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Antwerp, Belgium
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Reviews in 149 cities Reviews in 149 cities
260 helpful votes 260 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011

Who wants to take the guidetour: do not attempt to do so in july! I paid for both only to find out that the "Felsenreitschule" was out of the question due to the fact that one was decorating this part for the Mozart Festspiele, so I could only attend the tour of the "Haus fur Mozart" (which was worthwhile: one... More

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Sydney, Australia
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122 reviews 122 reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
87 helpful votes 87 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2011 via mobile
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We were lucky and got to see all 3 but were told we were theonly tour that day to do so. 2 halls very modern and while interesting, not spectacular like Dresden and Vienna. However the original theatre carved out of rock for what was originally the Royals summer riding arena and features in Sound of Music folk festival scenes... More

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Vienna
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258 reviews 258 reviews
Reviews in 74 cities Reviews in 74 cities
284 helpful votes 284 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2010
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I know Salzburg has a festival every summer and I know that the Grosses Festspielhaus is one of the main attractions for this festival. However, we attended a concert (a very good concert by the way) in September and were wondering what the big deal was. The auditorium might be carved out the side of the hill, but what you... More

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Innsbruck, Austria
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187 reviews 187 reviews
Reviews in 65 cities Reviews in 65 cities
184 helpful votes 184 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012
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Salzburg, Austria
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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Tokyo
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Reviews in 32 cities Reviews in 32 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2011
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9 reviews 9 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2010
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2010
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