Opera Camps

During the Opera Camps, music-loving children and teenagers aged 9 to 17 become immersed in the world of opera and spend a week at Schloss Arenberg together with artists and experienced teaching professionals. Here they engage with material from great operas and conclude the week by performing their own interpretations of the works, assisted by members of the Vienna Philharmonic, in front of an audience.

The Opera Camps began in 2006 with the Magic Flute Camp. Since then, passwort:klassik has prepared more than 35 operas from different musical eras, such as Baroque, Classical, Romantique, Modern and Contemporary operas for the participants of the camps.

The experiences with musical theater and the interpersonal encounters that the camps provide represent a highlight of the children's summer vacation. This also lays the foundation for a love of musical theatre.

Conception and Lead: Hanne Muthspiel-Payer

Registration for the Opera Camps 2026 will open on 5th December 2025.

The number of places is limited. Applicants will be informed whether they have a place by the beginning of March 2026. Applications for the Opera Camps can only be submitted using our online application form. Written applications or applications made over the phone cannot be accepted.

The participation fee includes workshops, a rehearsal visit, room and board and leisure-time activities. Residency at Schloss Arenberg is required for participation. Bursaries are available for participants from low-income families.

Accommodation: Schloss Arenberg · Arenbergstrasse 10 · 5020 Salzburg

Registration by SUN, 1st February 2026, 1pm on the Opera Camps page of the Salzburg Festival website

OPERA CAMP - MACBETH about the opera Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi for children aged 9 to 12

OPERA CAMP - MARIA STUARDA about the opera Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti for teenagers aged 13 to 16

OPERA CAMP - ERWARTUNG/ABSCHIED based on Arnold Schönberg's monodrama Erwartung and Gustav Mahler's Der Abschied from Das Lied von der Erde for teenagers aged 15 to 17

OPERA CAMP – CAPRICCIO about the opera Capriccio by Richard Strauss for young people from 13 to 16 years of age

OPERA CAMP – DER IDIOT about the opera Der Idiot by Mieczysław Weinberg for young people from 15 to 17 years of age

OPERA CAMP – HOFFMANNS ERZÄHLUNGEN about the opera Les Contes d’ Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach for young people from 9 to 12 years of age

JEDERMANN-CAMP about the play Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal for young people from 10 to 16 years of age

FIGARO-CAMP about the opera Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for young people from 15 to 17 years of age

ORFEO-CAMP about the opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck for children & young people from 9 to 12 years of age

FALSTAFF-CAMP about the opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi for young people from 13 to 16 years of age

Everyman Camp about the play Everyman by Hugo von Hofmannsthal for young people from 10 to 15 years of age

Magic Flute Camp about the musical play The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for children from 9 to 12 years of age

Kát'a Kabanová-Camp about the opera Kát'a Kabanová by Leoš Janáček for young people from 15 to 17 years of age

Aida Camp about the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for young people from 13 to 16 years of age

• Jedermann-Camp about the play Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal for young people from 10 to 15 years of age
• Così fan tutte-Camp about the opera Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for young people from 13 to 16 years of age
• Intolleranza-Camp about the opera Intolleranza 1960 by Luigi Nono for young people from 15 to 18 years of age
• Tosca-Camp about the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini for young people from 9 to 12 years of age

• Medea-Camp about the opera Médée by Luigi Cherubini for young people from 13 to 15 years of age
• Orpheus-Camp about the opera Orphée by Jaques Offenbach for young people from 9 to 12 years of age
• Ödipus-Camp about the opera Oper Oedipe by George Enescu for young people from 15 to 18 years of age