Sobre este lugar
Tucked into the rock face along Hofstallgasse, the Felsenreitschule, or rock riding school, is one of the most atmospheric stages in Europe. Its backdrop is not painted scenery but ninety six stone arcades cut in three tiers directly into the Mönchsberg, hewn in 1693 from a quarry that had already given up its stone for Salzburg Cathedral. The prince archbishop turned that scar in the mountain into a summer riding school and arena for animal spectacles, and the design is usually credited to Fischer von Erlach, the master of Salzburg baroque. In the 1920s Max Reinhardt made it a cornerstone of the Salzburg Festival, and it is this festival the film borrows for its climax: on this stage the von Trapps perform 'So Long, Farewell' and a trembling 'Edelweiss' before vanishing to escape the Nazis. The real family's story was quieter, which only makes this place more fascinating.
Datos clave
- 96 arcades — Carved in three tiers into the Mönchsberg cliff, they form the stage's natural backdrop
- 1693 year — The rock riding school was cut from a former cathedral quarry under the prince archbishop
- 1936 year — The real von Trapp family won first prize singing at the Salzburg Festival