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What is true about the Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele)?
In the exam (German)
Was stimmt über die Salzburger Festspiele?
- aWhen the weather is good, the play “Jedermann” is performed outdoors on the Cathedral Square.Das Stück „Jedermann“ wird bei schönem Wetter im Freien auf dem Domplatz gespielt.Correct answer
- bIt takes place every year at Christmas time.Sie finden jedes Jahr in der Weihnachtszeit statt.
- cIt was founded by Herbert von Karajan.Sie wurden von Herbert von Karajan gegründet.
- dIt took place for the first time in 1920.Sie fanden im Jahr 1920 zum ersten Mal statt.Correct answer
Why?
The festival began in 1920 with “Jedermann” (Everyman) by Hugo von Hofmannsthal in front of the cathedral, and it takes place every summer. The conductor Herbert von Karajan shaped it only later, in the second half of the 20th century.
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