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VIENNA STATE OPERA

Opernring 2, Vienna A-1010, Austria
Vienna, Vienna A-1010



Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Volksoper


by Martin Ganeider - February 22, 2026

What did our critic think of SPRING AWAKENING at Volksoper?...

Review: JOHN & JEN at Theater Spielraum


by Martin Ganeider - February 19, 2026

In WICKED, Eden Espinosa’s skin was green. In LEMPICKA, the Tony-nominated actress had to age from 19 to 85 in a musical. On Feb. 28, Espinosa gets to perform in the skin she feels the most comfortable – her own....

Review: MATILDA at Buehne Baden


by André Böke - February 04, 2026

The Stadttheater Baden presents a superb non-replica production of the West End hit 'Matilda', combining imaginative staging, dynamic choreography, and masterful musical direction. Andreas Lichtenberger shines as the formidable headmistress, while the children’s ensemble delivers energetic and nua...

Review: STOMP at Museumsquartier Halle F Vienna


by Martin Ganeider - February 04, 2026

Three decades and numerous awards later, STOMP transforms mundane objects into instruments, causing a unique theatrical experience. The creators, Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, formed something that has come to be seen as an institution; STOMP has been running for 29 years at the Orpheum Theat...

Review: CULINARICAL 9.0 OVER THE RAINBOW at Das Vindobona


by Martin Ganeider - January 14, 2026

Welcome 2026, welcome back to Wolfgang Ebner’s VINDOBONA, and welcome back CULINARICAL. The successful format is back for another round, this time with girls singing boys ' songs and boys singing girls' songs, a queer, divine journey over the rainbow....

Review: THE CHER SHOW at Stadthalle Wien


by Martin Ganeider - December 19, 2025

Do you believe in life after love, in flashy paillettes and loads of Vintage Vegas-style show attitudes? THE CHER SHOW is celebrating its Tour start in Vienna, in the (for this show oversized) Stadthalle F, and what's not to celebrate about a Show featuring 35 Hits from CHER, the show's plot?...

Past Shows

JUWELEN DER NEUEN WELT
Apr 11 – Jun 17, 2012
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - STATE OPERA
Jan 5 – Jun 13, 2012

The Marriage of Figaro recounts the further comic adventures of Figaro, first introduced in Rossini's previous opera, The Barber of Seville. Figaro's master, Count Almaviva,...

DON QUIXOTE
May 23 – Jun 7, 2012

Act I A market-place in Barcelona Kitri, an inn-keeper´s daughter, steals out of her house to meet her beloved, the barber Basilio. Her father, Lorenzo,...

WIENER STAATSOPER
Jan 21 – May 15, 2012

Making his name not only as a true genius of Italian opera, but also as an inventive author of finest recipes, Gioacchino Rossini has predicted...

ANDREA CHENIER - UMBERTO GIORDANO
Jan 28 – Feb 6, 2012

ACT I: Gérard, servant to the Countess de Coigny, mocks the aristocracy and their manners. Seeing his father struggle with a piece of furniture, Gérard...

RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY
Jan 24 – Feb 5, 2012

The story of Mahagonny begins with three criminals on the run from the law. They decide to found a city where people can do anything...

BALLET: LA SYLPHIDE
Jan 15 – Jan 29, 2012

ACT I On the eve of his wedding, James, a young Scotsman, sees a vision of an enchanting, winged sylph. She is an ethereal spirit...

Otello
Jan 13 – Jan 26, 2012

Act I Scene: In front of the castle. A tavern is nearby. Thunder and lightning. There is no overture. The curtain rises upon a storm...

Un Ballo in Maschera
Jan 12 – Jan 20, 2012

Scene 1. A hall in the royal palace Courtiers awaiting the arrival of the king sing his praises, while malcontents conspire to bring about his...

La Forza del Destino
Jan 8 – Jan 17, 2012

La Forza del Destino Composer: Giuseppe Verdi ACT I. Seville, mid-eighteenth century. After the Marquis of Calatrava bids good night to his daughter, Leonora di...

LA FORZA DEL DESTINO - GIUSEPPE VERDI
Jan 8 – Jan 17, 2012

La Forza del Destino Composer: Giuseppe Verdi ACT I. Seville, mid-eighteenth century. After the Marquis of Calatrava bids good night to his daughter, Leonora di...

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