Haus für Mozart, Opera house in Altstadt, Salzburg, Austria

Haus für Mozart is a medium-sized opera house in Altstadt with approximately 1,500 seats. The venue is equipped with modern technical systems and features renovated entrance areas along with artistic elements including a golden wall by artist Michael Hammers.

The first festival hall opened here in 1925, converted from the former court stables under Eduard Hütter with Hofmannsthal's Das Salzburger große Welttheater directed by Max Reinhardt. Clemens Holzmeister rebuilt it in 1926 and 1936, the latter advised by Arturo Toscanini. Benno von Arent led a 1939 conversion after the Anschluss, Hans Hofmann and Erich Engels rebuilt it in 1963, and Wilhelm Holzbauer with François Valentiny completed the sixth conversion for the Mozart year 2006, when it took its present name.

The venue is closely tied to Mozart's legacy and serves as the home for his operas during the Salzburg Festival. Visitors experience the music of the city's most famous son in a space dedicated to this heritage.

The building offers accessible entry and the renovated entrance areas help with orientation. It is advisable to arrive early to explore the venue and its artistic details at a comfortable pace.

The building was rebuilt six times: 1925 under Eduard Hütter, 1926 and 1936 under Clemens Holzmeister, 1939 under Benno von Arent, 1963 under Hans Hofmann and Erich Engels, and 2006 under Wilhelm Holzbauer and François Valentiny. The 2006 work finally allowed the Felsenreitschule and this house to be used at the same time.