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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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ViennaJewels

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Fauré, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
George Balanchine; Vienna State Ballet; Paul Connelly; Peter Harvey; Barbara Karinska; Mark Stanley

ViennaLuisa MillerNew production

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Verdi: Luisa Miller
Michele Mariotti; Philipp Grigorian; Vienna State Opera; Vlada Pomirkovanaya; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaSolokonzert Anna Netrebko

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Anna Netrebko; Pavel Nebolsin

ViennaAriadne auf Naxos

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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Cornelius Meister; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Vienna State Opera; Rolf Glittenberg; Marianne Glittenberg; Jürgen Hoffmann; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaKammer­musik der Wiener Philharmoniker

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Musiker*innen der Wiener Philharmoniker

ViennaCarmen

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Bizet: Carmen
Yves Abel; Calixto Bieito; Vienna State Opera; Alfons Flores; Mercè Paloma; Alberto Rodríguez Vega; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaNabucco

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Verdi: Nabucco
Marco Armiliato; Günter Krämer; Vienna State Opera; Petra Buchholz; Falk Bauer; Manfred Voss; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaEnsemble­matinee im Mahler-Saal

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Jenni Hietala; Jusung Gabriel Park; Hans-Otto Ehrström
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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. 
****1
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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.
**111
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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. 

***11
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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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Stikhina, Tézier and Tetelman outstanding in classic Vienna Tosca

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It may be on its 663rd outing, but Margarethe Wallmann's Tosca is a classic for a reason, as proved in this outstanding performance at the Wiener Staatsoper. 
*****
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Lise auf Naxos: Davidsen makes a triumphant return to Ariadne

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Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to Sven-Eric Bechtolf's lean but polished production with an outstanding cast, outstandingly conducted. 
****1
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Kunde leads Wiener Staatsoper’s shattering Billy Budd

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At 70 years old, American tenor Gregory Kunde makes a magnificent role debut as Captain Vere, with a strong ensemble of singers, chorus, and orchestra in Willy Decker's effective production.
*****
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Scenes from a marriage: Kosky’s Figaro revived at the Staatsoper

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Peter Kellner and Slávka Zámečníková's charming duo anchors this revival of Barrie Kosky's high spirited production.
***11
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