22 Mozart operas slated for Salzburg

The Salzburg Festival will produce all 22 operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart next year in a marathon 250th birthday present to the Austrian musical genius.

“The great seven operas ... would have been too little for Salzburg,” said festival director Peter Ruzicka. “The idea is to be able to examine the development of this unique genius and to contrast it with the music of the 21st century.”