The institution

As one of the world's most prestigious opera houses, the Vienna State Opera looks back on a past rich in tradition as well as a multifaceted present.

Every season, more than 60 different opera and ballet works are on the program in around 350 performances. Every evening, international stars can be seen on stage and on the conductor's podium alongside the permanent members of the ensemble - accompanied in the pit by a unique orchestra: the State Opera Orchestra, whose musicians form the orchestra of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Today, the Vienna State Opera is regarded as one of the most important opera houses in the world, and above all as the house with the largest repertoire.