During the matinee, director Bogdan Roščić will present the 2026/27 season.
Ekaterine Buachidze, Ivan Gyngazov, Christopher Maltman, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Marina Rebeka and Andreas Schager will be accompanied by the Vienna State Opera Orchestra under the direction of Axel Kober. There will also be a dance performance by Margarita Fernandes and António Casalinho, principal dancer and first solo dancer of the Vienna State Ballet. Guests in conversation will be the director of the Vienna State Ballet, Alessandra Ferri, Bertrand de Billy, Franz Welser-Möst, Nikolaus Habjan, Barrie Kosky and Evgeny Titov. ORF III will broadcast live.