Salzburg - Large Festival Theater

(Local Name: Neues or Grosses Festspielhaus) The New or Large House (Neues or Grosses Festspielhaus) of the Salzburg Festival District in Hofstallgasse was built by Holzmeister in 1956-60, with a massive stage 40m/130ft high cutting deep into the Mönchsberg (its construction involved the removal of more than 55,000 cu. m./72,000 cu.yd of rock). This house, famed for its excellent acoustics, has seating for an audience of 2,170. Five bronze gates, with handles designed by Toni Schneider-Manzell, provide public access from Hofstallgasse. In the entrance hall stand two fountains with figures representing "Music" and "Theater"; in the lower foyer is a steel relief by Rudolf Hoflehner, "Homage to Anton von Webern",