Salzburg - House for Mozart (formerly the Small Festival Theater)

(Local Name: Haus fur Mozart (Altes or Kleines Festspielhaus)) The Old or Small House (Altes or Kleines Festspielhaus) of Salzburg's Festival District, facing on to Max-Reinhardt-Platz, was constructed in 1924-25 by the conversion of the former large Winter Riding School. and was further altered in 1926 by Clemens Holzmeister and the frescos by Anton Faistauer added in the Foyer. In 1937-38 Holzmeister carried out a further drastic rebuilding in which the auditorium was turned 180 degrees and enlarged to a total of 1682 seats. Finally the interior was remodeled once again in 1963 (1,304 seats). The overall length of the Small House is some 160m/525ft, and its entrance is marked by a canopy supported on four stone