Salzburg Festival Whitsun 2025 - .....Sofferte onde Serene...

During the 2025 Salzburg Whitsun Festival, you will hear a selection of music spanning five centuries, featuring works that were either written in Venice, created for Venice or inspired by the city.

.....Sofferte onde Serene...
In the 19th century, Venice held a special attraction for artists, especially composers from the north who were influenced by the Romantic aesthetic. Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt, who both favoured this artistic movement, gave their last concert together in the city in 1883. For Luigi Nono, who was born in Venice, Venice was both an acoustic and an inspirational city, and the sea that surrounds the city found expression in his music.