For this spectacular production of Mozart’s Davide penitente on the vast stage of the Salzburg Felsenreitschule during Mozart Week 2015, soloists, the Salzburger Bachchor and conductor Marc Minkowski were joined by equestrian choreographer Bartabas, who, using dancing horses, restored the former riding school to its original function. Horses, riders from the Académie équestre de Versailles and Bartabas himself, whose successful productions are unique in the world of art, perform their elegant dressage arabesques within this exceptional setting. Soloists, chorus and orchestra are ranged over three levels on galleries cut from the bare rock. The result is a unique synthesis of the arts. “A festival of beauty.” (Munich Abendzeitung) “Minkowski and Bartabas have created a great piece of theatre.” (NMZ)
