This season 2017-2018, the famous Wiener Staatsoper, an institution of the utmost importance in Austria, offers some 227 opera performances, 53 ballet shows as well as numerous concerts and recitals. The repertoire here is always at an exceptional level and music lovers from around the world all meet in Vienna where excellence prevails. The […]
Tonight at the Wiener Staatsoper, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is perfomed by a new soprano who replaces Kristīne Opolais. Soprano Elena Guseva performs as Cio-cio-san, a role she already performed at Moscow’s Stanislavski Theater. Her repertoire includes different roles such as Tatiana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Oneguine, Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Leonora in Verdi’s La […]
Krzysztof Penderecki’s new opera Phaedra, commissioned by the Wiener Staatsoper can’t be realised. The great Polish composer announced he is not able to complete the composition and prefers to be released from his contract.
The late Spanish conductor Jesús López Cobos was scheduled to conduct Verdi’s Aida in April-May at the Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó replaces.
A World Premier is always a big event even more in a prestigious Opera House such as the Wiener Staatsoper, Gottfried von Einem’s Dantons Tod conducted by Susanna Mälkki and directed by Josef Ernst Köpplingerwill be premiered on 24 March 2018.
Something’s wrong at Wiener Staatsoper between Roberto Alagna and is wife Aleksandra Kurzak, as Otello in Verdi’s opera he is about to strangle her on stage from 12 March !
On 19, 25 & 28 March, superb soprano Kristine Opolais performs at Wiener Staatsoper as Cio-cio san in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, one of her leading role.
From 24 February, the Wiener Staatsoper opens his stage to a new 100 % baroque production with Händel’s Ariodante staged by David McVicar and conducted by William Christie with Les Arts Florissants and a beautiful cast : Sarah Connolly, Chen Reiss, Christophe Dumaux…
Major event this evening at the Wiener Staatsoper with the 999th performance of Richard Strauss’ masterpiece Der Rosenkavalier on Vienna’s and the world’s major opera stage.
A classy and dark Don Giovanni is announced at the Wiener Staatsoper from 14 January… great baritone Ludovic Tézier!
