TOF 2025 · Introducing: Composer Nikolaus Brass
Nikolaus Brass is a composer who brings thoughts to life through sound. Born in Lindau in 1949, he initially studied medicine and worked as a doctor for several years before…
TOF 2025 · Introducing: Composer Vito Žuraj
Vito Žuraj composes music that breathes, shines and surprises. His works combine acoustic precision with scenic imagination – and are performed worldwide by orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic,…
TOF 2025 · Introducing: Composer Elena Mendoza
Elena Mendoza is a sound researcher with a flair for theatre and language. Born in Seville in 1973, she combines the musical with the literary, the precise with the poetic…
TOF 2025 · Introducing: Composer Bernd Richard Deutsch
Bernd Richard Deutsch is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary music. Born in Austria in 1977, he captivates audiences with powerful, sensual compositions that combine precision and imagination.…
TOF 2025 · Introducing: Actor Maarten Güppertz
Maarten Güppertz was born in the Netherlands, where he studied at the State Drama Schools in Utrecht and at Studio Herman, Teirlinck in Antwerp. He was a member of the…
TOF 2025 · Introducing: Actor Joshua Miro Ebsen
Joshua Miro Ebsen was born in Bremen in 1994 and completed his training as a state-certified actor at the European Theatre Institute in Berlin in 2025. He gained his first…
TOF 2023 · Short Story „I like Max Beckmann“
Short Story “I like Max Beckmann” Five new short operas in 152 seconds. Who am I, and if so – who? The Salzburg 2023 Pocket Opera Festival in Fast Forward…
TOF 2023 · Premiere “I like Max Beckmann … Sophie Calle and others”
Premiere Pocket Opera Festival 2023 On November 18, we celebrated the premiere of this years Pocket Opera Festival „I like Max Beckmann … Sophie Calle and others“ Further Performances: November…
TOF 2023 · 3rd International Young Conductors Academy: Rosina Flückiger and Etienne Haan
3rd International Young Conductors Academy When Peter Rundel took over the musical direction of the Salzburg Pocket Opera Festival in 2019, he established an international academy for conductors at the…
TOF 2023 · Premiere on November 18, 2023 · Rehearsals at the SZENE Salzburg
I like Max Beckmann… … Sophie Calle and others The Pocket Opera Festival 2023 will celebrate its premiere on November 18, 2023 at SZENE Salzburg. Further performances on November 19,…