By ANTHONY TOMMASINI [NY Times, 30 November 2006]

Earlier this fall Jürgen Flimm, the acclaimed German theater and opera director, began his tenure as the artistic director of the prestigious Salzburg Festival. In New York on Tuesday Mr. Flimm made one thing clear: Even though he has long worked at the festival, “Mozart 22,” last year’s ambitious presentation of all 22 of Mozart’s operas and dramatic works in staged production, was not his idea.