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Venue: Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna

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AddressOpernring 2 / Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz
1010 Vienna
Austria
Capacity1709
ContainsGustav Mahler-Saal
Google maps48° 12' 11.611" N 16° 22' 10.664" E
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ViennaLa Fille du régiment

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Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Laurent Pelly; Vienna State Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaOtello

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Verdi: Otello
Bertrand de Billy; Adam Noble; Vienna State Opera; Dick Bird; Jean Kalman; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaNijinsky

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Various: Nijinsky
John Neumeier; Vienna State Ballet; Nathan Brock

ViennaSolokonzert Simon Keenlyside

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Sir Simon Keenlyside; TBC

ViennaStudiokonzert

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Mitglieder des Opernstudios der Wiener Staatsoper

ViennaL'elisir d'amore

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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Leonardo Sini; Otto Schenk; Vienna State Opera; Jürgen Rose; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

ViennaMadama Butterfly

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Giampaolo Bisanti; Anthony Minghella; Vienna State Opera; Michael Levine; Han Feng; Peter Mumford; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaLuisa Miller

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Verdi: Luisa Miller
Daniele Callegari; Philipp Grigorian; Vienna State Opera; Vlada Pomirkovanaya; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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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.
***11
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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. 

****1
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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. 

****1
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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. 
***11
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Study in Scarlet: Rubies crown Balanchine’s Jewels in Vienna

Margarita Fernandes and António Casalinho in Rubies © Wiener Staatsballett | Ashley Taylor
With a trio of excellent performances, Balanchine's sassy Rubies proves the hit as Jewels – a relatively recent acquisition – returns to the Wiener Staatsballett. 
****1
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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.
**111
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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. 

***11
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Ratmansky’s spectacular Callirhoe launches the Ferri era in Vienna

Cassandra Trenary (Callirhoe) and António Casalinho (Chaereas) © Wiener Staatsballett | Ashley Taylor
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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