THE SOCIETY SUPPORTED THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL PROGRAMS. THE SOCIETY PROVIDED $200,000 TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF DIE ZAUBERFLOTE, A COMEDY WITH A FAIRYTALE SETTING WAS DIRECTED BY AMERICAN STAGE DIRECTOR LYDIA STEIER. AMONG THE EXTRAORDINARY CAST WAS AMERICAN SOPRANO BRENDA RAE, AS THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT. THE AMADEUS WEEKEND IS A PROGRAM OF THE SOCIETY THAT SUPPORTS THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL.