{"id":19354,"date":"2019-09-22T05:23:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T04:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=19354"},"modified":"2025-10-05T17:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:52:13","slug":"when-is-the-opera-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/when-is-the-opera-season\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the opera season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/staatsopersmall.jpg\" alt=\"Opera poster\" class=\"wp-image-17019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/staatsopersmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/staatsopersmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In principle, the season in the three big opera houses in Vienna normally runs from September to June or early July latest, with (obviously) a summer break in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Opera\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert experience<\/a>* for your trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/activities\/opera-in-vienna\/\">Opera in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/cheap-tickets\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"881\">Ticket tips for opera goers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check for detailed programmes with the houses directly, but here&#8217;s a broad overview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the Staatsoper<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/staatsoperstagedoor.jpg\" alt=\"Staatsoper stage door\" class=\"wp-image-42762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/staatsoperstagedoor.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/staatsoperstagedoor-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Outside the State Opera House)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/staatsoper\/\"> State Opera House<\/a> (Staatsoper) jostles with the Met, Sydney and others at the top of the world rankings for opera venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Staatsoper also does rather nice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/staatsoper-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17051\">tours of the building<\/a> for those who want to look behind the scenes or get a flavour of the place without attending a full-blown performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2025\/2026 season<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025\/2026 opera season began on September 3rd, 2025 with a performance of Mozart&#8217;s <em>The Magic Flute<\/em> and ends with Puccini&#8217;s 3-work <em>Il Trittico<\/em> on June 30th, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five new productions colour the schedule for the season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smetana&#8217;s <em>The Bartered Bride<\/em> (premi\u00e8re on September 25th, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beethoven&#8217;s <em>Fidelio<\/em> (premi\u00e8re on December 16th, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verdi&#8217;s <em>Luisa Miller<\/em> (premi\u00e8re on February 7th, 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mozart&#8217;s <em>La clemenza di Tito<\/em> (premi\u00e8re on March 9th, 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bizet&#8217;s <em>The Pearl Fishers<\/em> (premi\u00e8re on May 14th, 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"at-the-volksoper\">At the Volksoper<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/volksoper2024b.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of the Volksoper\" class=\"wp-image-69891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/volksoper2024b.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/volksoper2024b-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(No mistaking the Volksoper)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2025\/2026 season<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/volksoper\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1083\">Volksoper<\/a> 2025\/2026 opera season began on September 4th, 2025 with the <em>Die Fledermaus<\/em> operetta by Johann Strauss II (singalong version) and ends on June 30th, 2026 with the same opera (pride version).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the many other operatic highlights, look for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <em>Killing Carmen<\/em> by Nils Strunk, Lukas Schrenk and Gabriel Cazes with a fresh take on Bizet&#8217;s opera (premi\u00e8re October 1st, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Aschenbr\u00f6dels Traum<\/em> by Martina Eisenreich and Axel Ranisch with a modern Cinderella fairytale inspired by Johann Strauss&#8217;s ballet fragment to the same theme (premi\u00e8re November 29th, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"at-the-theater-an-der-wien\">At the Theater an der Wien<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/theateranderWien2024.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of a theater\" class=\"wp-image-78173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/theateranderWien2024.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/theateranderWien2024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The newly-renovated opera house)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2025\/2026 season<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/theater-wien\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18961\">Theater an der Wien<\/a> 2025\/2026 opera season began in the main house with a performance of Strauss&#8217;s <em>Die Fledermaus<\/em> on October 4th, 2025 and ends with Verdi&#8217;s <em><em>Stiffelio<\/em><\/em> on May 21st, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The associated Kammeroper location opened earlier with Rossini&#8217;s <em>L\u2019occasione fa il ladro<\/em> on September 23rd and ends later with two one-act operas <em>Lady Magnesia<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Zweimal Alexander<\/em> on June 19th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the many highlights at the main house is a world premi\u00e8re on December 14th, 2025: <em>Ich bin Vincent! und ich habe keine Angst<\/em>&nbsp;by Gordon Kampe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look out, also, for the Austrian premi\u00e8re of the operatic adaptation by Unsak Chin of <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em> (begins November 17th, 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And tickets?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For info on how to get inexpensive tickets at short notice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/cheap-tickets\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"881\">try my tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1BrCYLfHiiy85k0jpzDwlKspb31KiYq4Y\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In principle, the season in the three big opera houses in Vienna normally runs from September to June or early July latest, with (obviously) a summer break in between. 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