Before the Premiere

DANCE MOVIES: Cage/Cunningham

In a Summer Frenzy

A frenzy of color and movement on stage: »Summerspace« combines Rauschenberg's art and Cunningham's dance in a unique premiere.

Destroyed and rebuilt. 80 years after the bombs

On March 12, 1945, bombs destroyed the opera house on the Ring - but the opera lived on. A look back at destruction, reconstruction and a new…

When all Chakras Open

About losing oneself in a role, about love beyond passion and sex and about what opera can teach us.

Caught in a Men's Power Game

Elīna Garanča on the character of Eboli in "Don Carlo".

International Women's Day 2025

We celebrate International Women's Day 2025 with strong women of the opera world.

Hamburg Ballet Star in Vienna

Edvin Revazov, first solo dancer at the Hamburg Ballet, dances Armand Duval alongside Olga Esina as Marguerite Gautier in "The Lady of the Camellias".

Matinee of »Iolanta«

At the introductory matinee for »Iolanta«, the production team and singers spoke about the opera - complemented by musical contributions.

Concerts of the Opernschule

Whether at the Vienna State Opera or at NEST - the Opernschule brings great things to the stage in March.

Werther in Eight Words

Kate Lindsey & Matthew Polenzani explore Massenet's opera classic and the stormy emotional world of Goethe's cult figure.

Heard with the ears of today

For the first time Ida Gut creates a costume design for the Opera Ball