"Großes Festspielhaus — In the
entrance hall of the Great Festival Hall, built
between 1956 and 1960, one can see the marble
statues "Theatre" and "Music" by Wander Bertoni.
On the wall is the "12 Ton Fries", an
installation and homage to Anton von
Webern.
"The Great Festival Hall is used only for the
Salzburg Festival itself and for the
Osterfestspiele, the Easter Festival."
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Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau was
a farsighted man. He transformed the city into a
masterpiece of Italian Baroque architecture. The
Residenz served the secular and spiritual leaders
for entertainment purposes.
Today as in earlier years, the state rooms are
used by the state government on formal occasions,
e.g. for official receptions, Festival receptions
and similar high-caliber occasions. They also
serve as an ideal setting for concerts.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played in these rooms
regularly. His violin concerto, K. 219 in A
minor, was first performed in the Conference Room
of the Residenz on December 20, 1775.
The Residenz contains some 180 rooms and three
spacious courtyards. The Gallery is part of the
large complex (right).
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"Sachertorte is a chocolate cake, invented by
Franz Sacher in 1832 for Klemens Wenzel von
Metternich in Vienna, Austria. The Original
Sachertorte is only made in Vienna and Salzburg,
and is shipped from both locations. The only
place where one can find the Original Sacher
Torte outside of Austria, is in the Sacher shop
of Bolzano, Italy.
"The cake consists of two layers of dense, not
overly sweet chocolate cake (traditionally a
sponge cake) with a thin layer of apricot jam in
the middle and dark chocolate icing on the top
and sides. It is traditionally served with
whipped cream without any sugar in it as most
Viennese consider the Sachertorte too "dry" to be
eaten on its own."
Other delicious cakes are, however, available at
Café Sacher (below right)!!
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From the café across the river from the
old town of Salzburg we say 'Farewell' and return
to the coach to take us back to Weyregg.
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