Bogdan Roscic and Lotte de Beer are shaking the dust off Vienna’s two biggest repertory companies. By Joshua Barone Reporting from Vienna In a rehearsal studio built on the grounds of old military ...
The Vienna Opera Summer festival will return to Austria this summer with a new production of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” running July 1-18, 2026, at the Opernarena am Heumarkt in Vienna. The open-air ...
In German, it's called the Wiener Staatsoper. In English, it's Vienna State Opera. This is one of world's most legendary opera houses. and with 1,709 seats, and room for 567 more standing, it's also ...
As strict anti-Coronavirus regulations go into effect severely limiting social gatherings, opera and classical music lovers will have to forsake Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall for the safety of ...
A former concertmaster at the London Philarmonic, the Bulgarian violinist Albena Danailova is set to become the first ever female leader at Vienna's State Opera. The venerable Austrian institution ...
After 150 years, Olga Neuwirth is representing female composers on Vienna Opera’s stage for the first time ever – we explore why this historic day didn’t happen sooner. Vienna State Opera made news ...
U.S. News Insider Tip: Don't miss the landmark Secession Building, just a short walk from the Vienna State Opera. Head down to the basement to see Klimt's amazing "Beethoven Frieze," while listening ...
The curtain has risen on Olga Neuwirth's opera Orlando at the Vienna State Opera. The avant-garde composer's work examining gender fluidity was well-received, despite a few boos. For the first time in ...