Forecast: An opera highlight!

A dream cast returns.

Couture Salon 2025

As an official side event of the Vienna Opera Ball, this year's Opera Ball Couture Salon took place yesterday evening (January 31, 2025).

Mimì is poetry

Soprano Ailyn Pérez sings Mimì in "La bohème" for the first time at the Vienna State Opera

The Multiple Endings of the Magic Flute

Rethought: Director Barbora Horáková combines fairy tales and humanity in a touching new production.

The Tender Plant of Love

Julian Prégardien makes his house debut as Tamino

An instrument in focus

Violin Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, "ex Hämmerle", played by concertmaster Albena Danailova.

Reflection of life

Slávka Zámečníková sings Pamina in the new »Zauberflöte«

Otto Schenk's works streamed free of charge

In memory of the great theater man Otto Schenk, the Vienna State Opera is broadcasting free streams of his works for seven days.

It shines & glows

Lise Davidsen captivated the Viennese Audience as Ariadne back in 2017. Now she's reprising her debuting role.