on 15 & 16 October 2005 at 7 pm in the Large Festival Hall
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi in Italian language (German surtitles) – guest performance by the Staatsoper Prag, production: Ladislav Štros, Salzburg Mozarteum-Orchestra under the direction of Leoš Svárovský, Prag.
Beside the fully booked "Festkonzert" with Ricardo Muti, there are three more concerts with the Vienna Philharmonics. Conductors are Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Valery Gergiev and Daniel Barenboim.