Image: (APA/HELMUT FOHRINGER)
Bad Ischl is the stage all weekend long, the city center will be closed to traffic on Saturday and belongs entirely to the audience. Around 15,000 visitors are expected at the opening events. In addition to Bad Ischl, 22 other communities in Upper Austria and Styria are part of the Salzkammergut cultural capital region. The annual program developed under the direction of Elisabeth Schweeger includes around 300 projects.
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We report live from the opening weekend:
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