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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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ViennaL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Gianluca Capuano; Otto Schenk; Vienna State Opera; Jürgen Rose; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
ViennaDer Rosenkavalier
Strauss R.: Der Rosenkavalier
Alexander Soddy; Otto Schenk; Vienna State Opera; Rudolf Heinrich; Erni Kniepert; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
ViennaLes Pêcheurs de perlesNew production
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles
Daniele Rustioni; Ersan Mondtag; Vienna State Opera; Henning Streck; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaManon
Massenet: Manon
Sir Kenneth MacMillan; Vienna State Ballet; Ermanno Florio; Peter Farmer; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaDas Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Pablo Heras-Casado; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Vienna State Opera; Rolf Glittenberg; Marianne Glittenberg; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Friedrich Zorn
ViennaEugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Timur Zangiev; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Vienna State Opera; Maria Danilova; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaDie Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Pablo Heras-Casado; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Vienna State Opera; Rolf Glittenberg; Marianne Glittenberg; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; fettFILM
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At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper
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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
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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
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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.