The Vienna State Opera is looking for an

Intern for the Official Circle of Friends of the Vienna State Opera, from mid-February to mid-May, 30h/week.

TASKS:

• Support with membership renewals for the 2025/2026 season
• Administration and support of current memberships in the JetTicket ticket sales system (processing of new registrations and membership renewals)
• Administration of the web store of the Official Circle of Friends
• Supporting members of the Circle of Friends by telephone, e-mail and at events
• Administration of entries, donation deductibility and registrations for Circle of Friends events
• Creation and dispatch of welcome packs
• Filing and day-to-day office tasks
• Updating the website (Official Circle of Friends section)
• Proofreading newsletters, accompanying letters and brochures
• Research activities

REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent German and good English skills
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• High customer and service orientation
• Experience with JetTicket software is an advantage
• Quick comprehension and willingness to learn

• Ability to work in a team and very good manners

The collectively agreed salary for interns is € 1,306.87 gross per month based on full-time employment.

We offer you an interesting internship in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. We look forward to receiving your detailed application with CV and letter of motivation by 31.12.2024 by e-mail to freundeskreis@wiener-staatsoper.at

As an employer, we stand for equal opportunities and all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.

The Vienna State Opera is looking for two

→ lighting technicians

The positions are to be filled immediately on a full-time basis, 38 hours/week.

Tasks:

• The installation, connection and lighting of spotlights on the stage, the lighting bridges and the galleries - in daily operations / during rehearsals and performances

• Maintaining and carrying out repair work on the extensive lighting equipment

• The production of custom-made lighting equipment

• Computer-aided documentation of the various lighting equipment

Education:

Completed vocational training in an electrical trade - e.g. electronics, electrical engineering, mechatronics

or

Completed vocational training as an event technician

Requirements:

• Professional experience in a theater or in the field of event technology
• As a male applicant, completed military or civilian service
• No criminal record
• Very good knowledge of German
• Very good physical condition and resilience
• High level of commitment
• Manual dexterity and technical understanding
• Absolutely no fear of heights/ability to work at heights
• Ability to work in a team, reliability, accuracy, stress resistance, talent for improvisation
• Willingness to work flexible hours (evenings, weekends and public holidays as well as split shifts)

The collectively agreed starting salary is € 2,757.06 gross per month based on full-time employment.

We offer you a challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. We look forward to receiving your detailed application with CV and letter of motivation by e-mail to personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at

To strengthen our make-up department we are looking for
Make-up artists, occasionally as evening help, starting immediately

Tasks during rehearsals / performances:

• Supervision of rehearsals and performances
• Making drawings (design sketches) and models
• Fitting and adjusting wigs, hairpieces, beards and sideburns for the actors/singers
• Fitting and adjusting bald heads, partially bald heads and hairy bald heads
• Applying different types of make-up; natural, contemporary, advantageous, etc.
• Make up parts of the face (e.g. wrinkles, scars, abrasions) and body parts (e.g. wounds, injuries, body deformations) or create them from modeling clay
• During a production, make-up and make-up changes for the actors/singers on an ongoing basis
• Applying body paint (bodypainting)
• Removing make-up from actors/singers at the end of the working day
• Providing cosmetic care for performers/singers (e.g. applying skin creams and lip balm)
• Conduct team meetings
• Properly clean the equipment used and store it in the storage room

Education and training:

• Completed apprenticeship as a hairdresser and wig maker (stylist) or
• Completed apprenticeship as a make-up artist or
• Diploma in make-up artistry or
• Make-up artist / make-up artist

Requirements:

• Enjoyment of and interest in the cultural and event business
• Creativity, manual skills and dexterity
• Aesthetic sensibility
• Service orientation
• Team spirit, stress resistance and reliability
• Communicative and social skills
• Careful and structured way of working
• Ability to work independently and on your own initiative
• Willingness to work flexible hours (including evenings, weekends and public holidays)
• Very good knowledge of German

Remuneration is in accordance with the 1999 collective agreement for technical personnel, and amounts to €69.92 gross per shift (4 to max. 6 hours) (subject to income tax only), and is a daily, marginal employment relationship with only accident insurance.

We offer you an interesting temporary job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. We look forward to receiving your detailed application with CV and letter of motivation by e-mail to: personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at

The Vienna State Opera is looking for
Stage technicians for the stage/upholsterer and machine operator departments

The positions are to be filled immediately on a full-time basis.

Tasks:

• Supervision of rehearsals and performances of musical theater productions
• Set-up, conversion and dismantling of decorations for rehearsals and performances

Training - for the respective department:

Stage/Decoration department:

• Completed vocational training in a woodworking profession or
• Completed vocational training as a painter and coating technician or
• Completed vocational training as an upholsterer / bedding manufacturer

Machinists department:

• Completed vocational training in a metalworking profession or
• Completed vocational training as a mechatronics technician

Requirements:

• As a male applicant, completed military or civilian service
• No criminal record
• Very good knowledge of German
• Very good physical constitution and resilience
• High level of commitment
• Manual dexterity and technical understanding
• Absolute head for heights/suitability for heights
• Ability to work in a team, reliability, stress resistance, talent for improvisation
• Willingness to work flexible hours (evenings, weekends and public holidays as well as split shifts)

The collectively agreed starting salary is € 2,757.06 per month, based on full-time employment.

We offer you a challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. We look forward to receiving your detailed application with CV and letter of motivation by e-mail to personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at

The Vienna State Opera Orchestra is looking for

1. Bassoon

Application deadline: April 09, 2025
Please send applications exclusively via the muvac.com platform

The Vienna State Opera aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore expressly encourages qualified women to apply.
We reserve the right to make an initial selection based on the applications.
Payment according to the orchestra collective agreement.

The Vienna State Opera will not cover any travel and accommodation costs incurred as a result of participation in the audition.

From the 2025/2026 season, the Vienna State Opera is looking for a

→ Solo repetiteur (full-time 40h)

Tasks:

• Musical rehearsals and accompaniment, also independent direction of ensemble rehearsals
• Accompaniment of musical and scenic rehearsals
• Assumption of keyboard duties in the State Opera Orchestra
• Accompaniment of auditions, ensemble matinees, etc.

Requirements:

• at least 5 years of relevant professional experience as a solo repetiteur (opera), preferably in a repertoire company
• Confident and competent pedagogical approach to singers
• very good pianistic skills
• extensive knowledge of the opera repertoire, ideally with a focus on French and Italian repertoire
• Good language skills in German, Italian and French (French as a native language is an advantage)
• Experience with keyboard duties in the orchestra (piano, celesta, fortepiano, harpsichord, bell piano, preferably also organ)
• Experience in stage music conducting is an advantage

The following must be prepared for the audition:

1. Round:

• G. Bizet: "Carmen" Smugglers' Quintet
• W. A. Mozart: "Le Nozze di Figaro" Finale Act 2

2. Round:

• G. Puccini: "Bohème" 1st act or G. Verdi: "Otello" 1st act
• R. Strauss: "Salome" Jewish Quintet or"Elektra" Maids Scene
• A recitative from one of W.A. Mozart's "Da Ponte Operas" (on fortepiano)
• A complete opera of your choice: Faust by C. Gounod, Manon by J. Massenet or Werther by J. Massenet

Additionally:

• sight-reading
• Work rehearsal with a singer

The audition is expected to take place on 27.01.2025 (1st round) and 28.01.2025 (2nd round) at the Vienna State Opera.

The Vienna State Opera will not cover any travel and accommodation costs incurred due to participation in the audition.

This position is based on full-time employment with a monthly salary (14x per year) starting at 3.800,-. There is a willingness to overpay depending on qualifications and experience. (The minimum salary according to the collective agreement is € 2,504.48 gross per month based on full-time employment)

We look forward to receiving your detailed application documents (incl. repertoire list) by e-mail by December 31, 2024 at the latest to: studienleitung@wiener-staatsoper.at

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.

The Vienna State Opera Choral Academy is holding auditions for all voice types (SATB) for the 2025/26 season.

Participation in the Vienna State Opera Choral Academy is open to young singers from all over the world who have completed their vocal studies as well as students in the final year of a university program. Through intensive rehearsals, individual coaching and regular appearances as a chorus member in staged performances at the State Opera, the Choir Academy serves as intensive preparation and qualified specialization for a career as an opera chorus singer. Members of the Choir Academy receive a flat-rate training allowance of EUR 980.00 gross per month. A contract extension for a second season is possible.

We look forward to receiving your application (PDF) by e-mail by 31.01.2025 at the latest to 

chorakademie@wiener-staatsoper.at

A link to a sound or video file is welcome but not required. An initial selection will be made based on the application documents. The audition - invitation only – will likely be held at the Vienna State Opera at the end of March 2025.

The Vienna State Opera will not cover any travel and accommodation expenses or other costs incurred in connection with the application or audition.

As an employer, we stand for equal opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.