A day without music? Impossible!

A portrait of the soprano Nikola Hillebrand

Luxury, power and fashion in Bizet's "Les Pêcheurs de perles"

Ersan Mondtag talks about consumption as religion, fashion as power and why beauty on stage is always political.

Under the spell of voice, loyalty & desire

Love, friendship, betrayal: in "Les Pêcheurs de perles", an old oath is in serious danger of being broken

An authenticity that can no longer be concealed

"Salome" as a family drama: Cyril Teste shows how loss, desire and power shape a young woman

Between Pomp & True Love

Between heart and wealth: "Manon" tells of decisions with consequences - passionate, dark, close to the character.

On the Death of KS Mimi Coertse

The Vienna State Opera bids farewell to Mimi Coertse - she left her mark on the opera house on the Ring for almost 500 evenings.

Boundless desire

"Salome" - a tragedy about desire & freedom

A concert of a special kind

The celebrated tenor Michael Spyres starts his Vienna Weeks with an exciting song recital

Magic on stage

Federica Lombardi on charisma, energy and "Simon Boccanegra" - what makes opera so captivating and why it is particularly relevant today.

The stage is like a mirror

In conversation with Madison Young & Victor Caixeta on "Giselle"

The aura that changes realities

KS Tomasz Konieczny plays the Dutchman for the first time at the Vienna State Opera