Vienna Opera

Vienna State Opera is the largest opera house in Austria, a center of musical culture. The Vienna Opera is famous not only in Austria and Europe. At every performance in the auditorium you can meet tourists from all over the world, from Japan to the United States and Canada. To get to a performance at the Vienna Opera dreams and avid theatergoers in Russia.

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It must be said that the air of Vienna is saturated with the music of the most famous composers who lived and worked in this city. Mozart and Beethoven, Schubert and Haydn, Brahms and Gluck, as well as the magnificent Johann Strauss and his three sons Johann, Joseph and Eduard wrote their music here. It goes without saying that such a city could not do without its Opera. And the opera house was built in 1869 according to the project of architect August Sikkard von Sikkardsburg. The interior decoration and interiors were designed by Eduard van der Nüll. The Wiener Staatsoper opened on May 25 with a production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. And although the theater building was recognized as one of the best in the world in terms of acoustics and decoration, it was very much disliked by Emperor Franz Joseph. His unflattering review drove Eduard van der Nüll to suicide and the architect August Siccard von Siccardsburg to a heart attack.

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‘ Vienna Opera building
‘ Vienna Opera House at Nighthttps://trevaladvisor.com/img%img/Venskaya-Operareterte/3_fasad.jpg” alt=””/>‘ Romeo and Juliet – ballet by Sergei Prokofiev
‘ Comic ballet Coppelia by composer Leo Delibes
‘ Randy Crawford and Joe Sample at the Jazz Festival

Herbert von Karajan, as director of the Vienna Opera House, implemented the idea of holding outdoor concerts from May through October. Since then, about 120 performances a year have been staged in the square in front of the Opera House completely free of charge.

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How to get to the Vienna Opera

‘ Auditorium
  • Category C is an easy performance for unsophisticated audiences with the cheapest tickets.
  • Category B are works of the core repertoire performed by a full-time orchestra.
  • Category A are performances with stars of the opera stage.
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‘ From May through October, concerts are also held outdoors

Modern technology allows you to buy tickets online as well. This is very convenient for tourists who are going to visit Vienna during a certain period.

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‘ Vienna Ball

The Vienna Opera Ball is most often held at the end of February. A ticket for such a ball can be purchased in advance, and costs from 210 euros (if you just want to dance) to 15 thousand euros (with box seats). The ball is opened by 180 pairs of debutantes. Their first dance is a polonaise.

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To get into the number of debutantes is not so difficult. You need to send an application in advance. You must be 16 to 23 years old if you are a girl and 18 to 26 years old if you are a guy, and you must not be married. Then participation in the ball will be free for you, but you will have to pay for dance training.

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Dress code at the Vienna Opera

A separate thing needs to be said about the dress code for this ball. For men, a tailcoat is mandatory (no tuxedo allowed) and a white bowtie (black for waiters and service staff). Women are required to be in floor-length evening gowns. Only white evening gowns are acceptable for debutantes.

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‘ Mozart’s bust takes a place of honor in the interiorhttps://trevaladvisor.com/img%img/Venskaya-Operareterte/15_-zal-venskoy-opery.jpg” alt=””/>” The mesmerizing hall of the Vienna Opera
‘ Fountain in front of the Opera House

Tourists

For those tourists who are not big fans of opera and ballet but would like to see the Staatsoper building from the inside, there are guided tours daily at 2pm. The cost of such a tour is 4 euros for adults, 2.5 euros for students and 1.5 euros for children. Tickets for these can be bought 15 minutes before the start.

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