Love potions & winter storms in the blissful moon

A powerful voice, a vaertoire: Michael Spyres brings bel canto, Strauss and Wagner together in Viennast rep

"I waited for Vienna out of great respect"

Daniele Rustioni makes his debut at the Vienna State Opera with Bizet's "Les Pêcheurs de perles"

Perceived as true

"You can really fly in French music"

Kristina Mkhitaryan on Leïla, the freedom of the voice & the humanity behind the icon

"Nadir lives under the power of memory"

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.