The King and Queen at an Opera Weekend in Salzburg
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King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the opening of the Amadeus Weekend at the Salzburg Festival, with a private dinner at Hellbrunn Palace and opera at the Haus für Mozart.
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia have travelled to Austria: on Wednesday the royal couple attended the opening of the Amadeus Weekend, the exclusive cultural weekend held every August as part of the Salzburg Festival.
The royal couple arrived for the evening's events in Salzburg's old town. Photo: Via New My Royals
The Amadeus Weekend was established in 2003 by festival patron Donald Kahn and Eva O'Neill, who has organised the weekend annually ever since. Funds raised during the weekend support creative development at the festival.
Queen Silvia received a warm welcome from host Eva O´Neill. Photo: Via New My Royals
The programme featured a private dinner at Hellbrunn Palace, followed by the weekend's main performance: the opera "Ariadne auf Naxos" at the Haus für Mozart. Other guests included Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Mahkameh, along with Eva O'Neill's daughter Tatjana d'Abo and her husband Henry d'Abo.
The royal couple gathered with their hosts before the opera evening. Photo: Via New My Royals