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Opera and Operetta Breaks in Vienna
Opera, Operetta, Ballet and Concerts
The Vienna State Opera
The origins of the Vienna Opera date back to the beginning of the 18th Century. The present building dates from 1868. The Opera House suffered damage to the facade and some of the extensive foyer areas in the Second World War. Following restoration it re-opened in 1955.
Approximately 50 operas and 20 ballets are performed in the repertoire each season which runs from 1st September to 30th June. This is unequalled by any other Opera House in the world! Artistic standards are of the highest level. The House has a permanently engaged ensemble of singers complemented by international guest artistes.
The members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are recruited from the State Opera Orchestra. Backstage over 250 technical staff work throughout the day and night to prepare the daily changes of programme!
Vienna State Opera House Repertoire for 2008 - 2009
The Opera and Operetta season in Vienna runs from September to the end of June. Operas shown in red will not be in repertoire after June 2008.
- Beethoven - Fidelio
- Bellini - Norma; I Puritani; La Sonnambula
- Bizet - Carmen
- Donizetti - L'Elisir D'Amore
- Gounod - Romeo et Juliette; Faust
- Halevy - La Juive
- Janacek - Jenufa
- Korngold - Die Tote Stadt
- Leoncavallo / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci
- Massenet -Manon; Werther
- Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutti; Don Giovanni; Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflote
- Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov
- Puccini - La Boheme; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca
- Ricard Strauss - Arabella; Ariadne auf Naxos; Capriccio; Elektra; Der Rosenkavalier; Salome; Die Schweigsame Frau
- Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia: L'Italiana in Algeri
- Strauss, Johann - Die Fledermaus
- Strauss, Ricard - Arabella; Ariadne auf Naxos; Capriccio; Elektra; Der Rosenkavalier; Salome; Die Schweigsame Frau
- Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin; Pique Dame
- Verdi - Aida; Un Ballo in Maschera; Don Carlos; Falstaff; La Forza Del Destino; Nabucco; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La Traviata; Stiffelio;
I Vespri Siciliani - Wagner - Der Fliegende Hollander; Gotterdammerung; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Parsifal; Das Rheinegold; Siegfried; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walkure
- Ballets - Anna Karenina; Die Bajadere; Coppelia; Die Fledermaus; Giselle; Mayerling; The Nutcracker; Onegin; Romeo and Juliet; Swan Lake and various Gala Evenings
The Vienna Volksoper
The Vienna Volksoper is Europe's leading Operetta House and Vienna's largest theatre for opera, musicals and dance. The repertoire includes operas from the 18th, 19th and 20th century along with more than 100 performances of operettas every year. The season runs from September to July and consists of 300 performances from around 35 different productions.
After the Second World War the Volksoper provided the alternative venue for the Vienna State Opera whilst the Opera House was being restored.
Everything about the productions at the Volksoper is first rate, the principal artistes, the chorus and the orchestra are of a quality found only in Vienna!
Vienna Volksoper Repertoire for 2008 - 2009
Performances shown in red will not be in repertoire after June 2008
- Auber - Fra Diavolo
- Bizet - Carmen
- Bock - Anatevka (Fiddler on the Roof)
- Britten - A Midsummer Nights Dream
- D'Albert - Tiefland
- Flotow - Martha
- Heuberger - The Opera Ball
- Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel
- Kalman - Countess Maritza; The Gypsy Princess (Die Czardasfurstin)
- Krenek - Kehraus Um St Stephan
- Kunneke - Der Vetter aus Dingsda
- Lehar - The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow
- Loewe - My Fair Lady
- Loesser - Guys and Dolls
- Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflote
- Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld; Les Contes D'Hoffman
- Orff / Ravel - Die Kluge and L'Heure Espagnole
- Puccini - La Boheme; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot
- Rodgers - The Sound of Music
- Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia
- Straus, Oscar - Die Lustigen Nibelungen
- Strauss, Johann - Die Fledermaus
- Strauss, Ricard - Ariadne auf Naxos
- Suppe - Bocaccio
- Verdi - La Traviata
- Wagner - Tannhauser in 80 Minutes
- Weber - Der Freischutz
- Ballets - Dance Homage to Queen; Max and Moritz; The Nutcracker; Various Ballet Galas and Mixed Programmes
- Operetts - Three Tenors Operetta Concert
Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraSummer Operetta at Schonbrunn Palace 2008
"Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss is being performed throughout July and August in the exquisite theatre at Schonbrunn Palace. There are also two very special performances of "The Three Wishes" by Carl Micheal Ziehrer on Sundays 3rd and 10th August 2008. Please click here for more details.
Concerts in Vienna
The following orchestras and ensembles perform regularly in Vienna. Just contact us with your preferred dates and we will let you know what is available during that period.
- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - One of the greatest orchestras in the world.
- The Mozart Ensemble - Chamber concerts in Mozart's former residence.
- Vienna Imperial Orchestra - Viennese Waltzes, Polkas and Marches with orchestra, singers and dancers.
- Vienna Mozart Orchestra - Concerts of Viennese Music in various venues including The Golden Hall.
- Vienna Hofburg Orchestra - Concerts of Viennese Music in the Imperial Hofburg Palace.
- Vienna Waltzer Orchestra - Concerts of Viennese Music in the Palffy Palace.
- Orchestra "Old Vienna" - Concerts in the Kur Salon in the Stadt Park.
- Schonbrunn Palace Orchestra - Daily concerts of Viennese Music in the beautiful Schonbrunn Palace.
- Schonbrunn Palace Summer Operetta - Performances of "Die Fledermaus" in the private theatre in beautiful Schonbrunn Palace are given daily in July and August.
- The Spanish Riding School
- Vienna Residence Orchestra.
- The Vienna Boys' Choir.
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