* The operas by Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) are a treasure unretrieved. They are as Italian as any opera by Händel or Vivaldi, but there is more to them: the unpredictable ideas of a Styrian peasant boy and the desire of the Viennese court to be entertained on the highest level.

In the following years Styriarte will become the stage for the first Fux-Festivals. In these six opera celebrations up to June 2023 they will shine a light on all facets of maestro Fux, from the mythological transformation piece (Dafne in Lauro) to the historical hero piece (Costanza e fortezza), with magical images of nature (Gli Ossequi della notte), with sparkling eroticism (psiche), and all full of Belcanto and dance tunes that have already delighted the Fux contemporaries.