Carl Philip von Maldeghem
Artistic Director
Carl Philip von Maldeghem was born in 1969. After studying law in Passau, he studied acting and directing in New York. He worked for three years at the Salzburg Festival as press spokesman and personal advisor to artistic director Gerard Mortier and from 1997 to 2002 he regularly worked together with Peter Stein as co-director, production manager and assistant director at the Easter Festival in Salzburg, the Maggio Musicale in Florence and at the Vienna State Opera. From 1998 he worked at the Baden State Theater in Karlsruhe as in-house director and personal advisor to the artistic director Pavel Fieber and staged in plays, musicals and operas.
In autumn 2002, Carl Philip von Maldeghem took over the management of the Schauspielbühnen in Stuttgart as the youngest director of a large theater in German-speaking countries. Through to new artistic impulses, he succeeded in bringing the theater, with the total number of visitors, among the "top three" of German theaters several times.
In 2009, Carl Philip von Maldeghem took over the management of the Salzburg State Theater. There has been an artistic boom in all branches since the first season. Until 2014 the total number of performances increased significantly and an increase in audience attendance of 80% was recorded.
Carl Philip von Maldeghem directed and is directing an average of 3–4 productions per season. To name just a few: "The Magic Flute" by Mozart, "Romeo and Juliet", "Lulu", "Die Ilias", "Kick it like Beckham", "Dionysia", "The Trial", "Peter Pan", "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Cinderella", "Kasimir und Karoline", "The neverending story", "XANADU", "Die Orestie", "Mindcraft", "FAUST²" or "The Flying Dutchman".
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Last updated: October 2025
Productions 2025/2026
- Ballhaus – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- The Flying Dutchman
- Faust
- Anniversary Gala: 60 Years the Sound of Music
- Moonstruck
- Not the Messiah – based on the iconic movie “Life of Brian”
Productions 2024/2025
Productions 2023/2024
- Der Lauf des Lebens
- Der Ring des Nibelungen
- Die Erfindung der Demokratie – Die Orestie
- Faust
- Hollywood in Salzburg
- Shakespeare im Park: Feen und Gespenster
- Shakespeare im Park: Golden Lads & Girls
- XANADU
- Stage Talk: Die Erfindung der Demokratie
Productions 2022/2023
- Grand New Year’s Eve Concert
- The Creation of Light
- The neverending Story
- Faust
- Hamlet (She/Her)
- Shakespeare im Park: Golden Lads & Girls
- Shakespeare im POOL: Golden Lads & Girls
- Opening Gala Night
Productions 2021/2022
- Cinderella
- Cinderella - Kinderfassung
- Grand New Year’s Eve Concert
- Family Night
- Faust
- Kasimir und Karoline
- Peter Pan
- Shakespeare im Park: Elves and Errors
- Shakespeare im Park: Golden Lads & Girls
Productions 2020/2021
Productions 2019/2020
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Grand New Year’s Eve Concert
- Faust
- International Ballet Gala
- Mysteries: A Great World Theatre in Salzburg
- Peter Pan
- Shakespeare im Park: Love Songs
Productions 2018/2019
- GRAND NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT
- Der Prozess – The Trial
- Faust
- TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS
- Shakespeare im Park: Love Songs
- Wieschke singt Deutsch
Productions 2017/2018
Productions 2016/2017
- Die Ilias
- Ein Bericht für eine Akademie
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- Lulu
- Shakespeare im Park: Queens and Kings
Productions 2015/2016
- Ein Bericht für eine Akademie
- Funny Girl
- Romeo and Juliet
- Shakespeare im Park: Queens and Kings
- Shakespeare im Park: Verliebte und Verrückte
Productions 2014/2015
- Der Ring des Nibelungen (WA)
- Der Spiegel lügt
- The Magic Flute
- Die Zauberflöte (MT)
- Faust I / WA
- Nach Europa / Über das Meer
- Shakespeare im Park: Verliebte und Verrückte / WA