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| Address | Opernring 2 / Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz 1010 Vienna Austria |
| Capacity | 1709 |
| Contains | Gustav Mahler-Saal |
| Google maps | 48° 12' 11.611" N 16° 22' 10.664" E |
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ViennaDon Carlo
Verdi: Don Carlo(s)
Pier Giorgio Morandi; Kirill Serebrennikov; Vienna State Opera; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaAdriana Lecouvreur
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
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
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Cornelius Meister; Jan Lauwers; Vienna State Opera; Lot Lemm; Ken Hioco; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaMacbeth
Verdi: Macbeth
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Klaus Grünberg; Klaus Bruns; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Giampaolo Bisanti; Margarethe Wallmann; Vienna State Opera; Nicola Benois; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
ViennaEine florentinische Tragödie / Herzog Blaubarts BurgNew production
Zemlinsky, Bartók
Alain Altinoglu; Vasily Barkhatov; Vienna State Opera; Christian Schmidt; Stefanie Seitz; Alexander Sivaev; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Leonardo Sini; Herbert Fritsch; Vienna State Opera; Victoria Behr; Carsten Sander; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna
Marco Armiliato’s conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper’s latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.
Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca
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.
Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna
Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal.
Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna
The creative team behind the new Staatsoper Clemenza is unwilling to trust that Mozart’s opera is interesting enough to stand on its own.
Study in Scarlet: Rubies crown Balanchine’s Jewels in Vienna
With a trio of excellent performances, Balanchine's sassy Rubies proves the hit as Jewels – a relatively recent acquisition – returns to the Wiener Staatsballett.
An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper
A committed cast struggles to lend a spark of life to Kasper Holten's static staging of Mozart's first mature opera.
A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna
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.
Ratmansky’s spectacular Callirhoe launches the Ferri era in Vienna
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.