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ViennaDon Carlo

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Verdi: Don Carlo(s)
Pier Giorgio Morandi; Kirill Serebrennikov; Vienna State Opera; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaAdriana Lecouvreur

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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Marco Armiliato; Sir David McVicar; Vienna State Opera; Charles Edwards; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaLe nozze di Figaro

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Patrick Hahn; Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaLa clemenza di Tito

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Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Cornelius Meister; Jan Lauwers; Vienna State Opera; Lot Lemm; Ken Hioco; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaMacbeth

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Verdi: Macbeth
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Klaus Grünberg; Klaus Bruns; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaTosca

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Puccini: Tosca
Giampaolo Bisanti; Margarethe Wallmann; Vienna State Opera; Nicola Benois; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
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At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Federica Lombardi (Amelia), Ludovic Tézier (Simon Boccanegra), Charles Castronovo (Gabriele Adorno) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Marco Armiliato’s conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper’s latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.
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Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Anna Netrebko (Tosca) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance. 

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Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna

Ermonela Jaho (Cio-Cio-San) © Wiener Staatsoper | Stephen Brückler

Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal. 

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Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna

Nikola Majtanova (Berenice) and Katleho Mokhoabane (Tito) © Wiener Staatsoper | Marcella Ruiz Cruz
The creative team behind the new Staatsoper Clemenza is unwilling to trust that Mozart’s opera is interesting enough to stand on its own. 
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An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

Bernard Richter (Idomeneo) © Michael Pöhn
A committed cast struggles to lend a spark of life to Kasper Holten's static staging of Mozart's first mature opera.
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A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna

Juan Diego Flórez (Rodolfo) © Wiener Staatsoper | Stephan Brückler

Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production. 

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ViennaFidelio

David Butt Philip (Florestan) und Malin Byström (Leonore) © Werner Kmetitsch
Beethoven: Fidelio
Franz Welser-Möst; Nikolaus Habjan; Vienna State Opera; Julius Semmelmann; Denise Heschl; Franz Tscheck; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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A jack of all trades: Michael Spyres on Vienna, Tristan and Verdi

Michael Spyres © Andie Bottrell
Chanda VanderHart talks to the American tenor about his Tristan debut at the Met, his love for Vienna and Otto Schenk, and the incredible scope of his repertoire.

Bachtrack top ten: Johann Strauss II in Vienna

Johann Strauss Monument, Stadtpark © WienTourismus | Julius Hirtzberger
Take a guided tour in 3/4 time through Vienna as Mark and Elisabeth visit some of the key Strauss locations in the city. 

Elena Stikhina on Salzburg, Tosca and the reality of life as a singer

Elena Stikhina © kseniaparisphoto
Soprano Elena Stikhina is in demand at the world's major opera houses. Isabella Steppan meets her in Salzburg to discuss the role of Tosca – which she is currently singing in Amsterdam and Vienna – and the reality of life as an opera singer.