Vienna State Opera, view from the Albertina museum
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ViennaSylviaNew production
Delibes: Sylvia
Manuel Legris; Vienna State Ballet; Kevin Rhodes; Luisa Spinatelli; Jacques Giovanangeli
ViennaBerlioz & Beethoven
Berlioz, Beethoven
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; François-Xavier Roth; Antoine Tamestit
ViennaGötterdämmerung
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Axel Kober; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Vienna State Opera; Rolf Glittenberg; Marianne Glittenberg; Stephen Gould; Iréne Theorin
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Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
Andrey Kaydanovskiy; Vesna Orlic; Vienna State Ballet; Alfred Eschwé; Karoline Hogl; Alexandra Burgstaller
ViennaFalstaff
Verdi: Falstaff
James Conlon; Sir David McVicar; Vienna State Opera; Charles Edwards; Gabrielle Dalton; Carlos Álvarez; Olga Bezsmertna
ViennaKammermusik der Wiener Philharmoniker 5
Leclair, Bartók, Genzmer, Bax, Fauré, Debussy
Aurora Trio Wien; Charlotte Balzereit; Karl-Heinz Schütz; Gerhard Marschner
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A psychological drama: Weber's Euryanthe in Vienna
Vienna's Theater an der Wien stage a seldom performed opera by Carl Maria von Weber with an excellent cast, orchestra, and chorus.
Sublimely intimate Schubert from Mitsuko Uchida at the Musikverein
The soul of the composer seems very much alive in her touch, particularly in his most retrospective moments.
Strongly cast Guillaume Tell hits its mark at Theater an der Wien
Osborn absolutely lives the part; he negotiated formidable heights, intricate passage work and the sheer volume of notes with style and clarity as well as colour and nuance.
Hector Berlioz' Les Troyens conquer Vienna
An epic night at the opera with Joyce DiDonato, which will be hard to forget.
Magical musicianship, but drab direction
Marlis Petersen's Alcina bloomed for a knockout “Ah! mio cor!” just in time for intermission.
Vocal wonder: Elīna Garanča's Mahler with the Vienna Phil
...the perpetuum mobile character building to a raucously joyous finale that elicited genuine, generous applause.
Up close and personal at the Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna
A gorgeous programme of Wagner, Strauss and Schoenberg and fragments in sextet arrangements
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Dominique Meyer innovates at Wiener Staatsoper
The Director of the Vienna Staatsoper discusses using technology for the benefit of the art form.
Music education
Music education at the Vienna State Opera
Works for children, guided tours behind the scenes and livestreams for school. Staatsoper Director Dominique Meyer is proud of the house's music education programme.
postcard from vienna
Postcard from Vienna
Are you visiting the land of waltzes and Glühwein? Unwind to reviewer Chanda VanderHart's cultural picks.
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The Wiener Staatsoper's Live at Home
The Vienna State Opera's subscription service offers 45 live broadcasts a year for a monthly fee. The intention is to foster in your home a sense of the live occasion, as distinct from the mere provision of a video library.
