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ViennaKaiserRequiem

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Ullmann, Mozart
Andreas Heise; Volksoper Wien; Sascha Thomsen; Johannes Schadl; Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper

ViennaBallet Gala 2026

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Rachmaninov, Bosso, Tchaikovsky
Sir Frederick Ashton; Christopher Wheeldon; George Balanchine; Vienna State Ballet; David Coleman; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Study in Scarlet: Rubies crown Balanchine’s Jewels in Vienna

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With a trio of excellent performances, Balanchine's sassy Rubies proves the hit as Jewels – a relatively recent acquisition – returns to the Wiener Staatsballett. 
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Ratmansky’s spectacular Callirhoe launches the Ferri era in Vienna

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The first new production of Alessandra Ferri’s directorship of the Wiener Staatsballett sees the European premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s narrative ballet Of Love and Rage under its new title, Callirhoe.
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Death, interrupted: KaiserRequiem moves at the Volksoper

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Omer Meir Wellber’s Mozart-Ullmann mash-up sounds like a terrible idea, but absolutely hits the mark. 
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The subconscious at play: Lady in the Dark at the Volksoper

Kurt Weill's musical, with its focus on psychoanalysis, makes its Austrian premiere in the city of Sigmund Freud. 
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Mahler, live: Martin Schläpfer takes the helm in Vienna

Considering the very abrupt transition to dance-on-film that most companies are contending with today, Mahler, live chooses to examine the beginnings of this genre. 
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Wiener Staatsballett's Meistersignaturen

Meistersignaturen is a versatile program giving the audience the opportunity to discover the unique styles of four celebrated choreographers. By Wiener Staatsballett. 
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ViennaRudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in Swan Lake

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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Vienna State Ballet; Margot Fonteyn; Rudolf Nureyev
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Alessandra Ferri on taking over at the Vienna State Ballet

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The great ballerina Alessandra Ferri talks with candour about her long career and how excited she is to become Artistic Director of the Vienna State Ballet.

A birthday bouquet for the Wiener Staatsoper’s 150th

With six new opera productions, including a world première, and two Wiener Staatsballett premières, the 2018-19 season at the Wiener Staatsoper is an enticing prospect.