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ORF III to Broadcast ‘Die Fledermaus’ from Wiener Staatsoper with Jonas Kaufmann & Diana Damrau

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On Dec. 31, 2025, ORF III will broadcast the Wiener Staatsoper’s production J. Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus.” The production by Otto Schenk will star Jonas Kaufmann as Eisenstein in his first stage performances of the role alongside Diana Damrau as Rosalinde. They will be joined by Jochen Schmeckenbecher as Frank, Daria Sushkova as Prinz Orlofsky, Jörg Schneider as Alfred, Adrian Eröd {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Wiener Staatsoper 2025-26 Review: Elektra

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(Photo: Ashley Taylor) Richard Strauss’s one-act opera “Elektra” (1909), with a searing libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, stands as a monumental achievement in 20th-century music drama. A radical adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy, it plunges the listener into the tormented psyche of Elektra, obsessed with avenging her father Agamemnon’s murder by her mother, Klytämnestra, with the help of her lover Aegisth. {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper 2025-26 Review: Dialogues des Carmelites

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(Photo: © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) Before I get to the performance in question for this review, “Dialogues des Carmelites,” I have a few words about the setting. Though reasonably well-travelled, somehow I never went to Vienna. I did attend Salzburg for the festival. And Munich as well, for a shattering Janacek’s “From the House of the Dead”. Paris, {…}

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Cast Change: Lidia Fridman Replaces Elena Stikhina in ‘Salome’ at the Wiener Staatsoper

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Salome.” The company said that Lidia Fridman will replace Elena Stikhina in the title role. Fridman took to social media and said, “With immense joy and excitement, I can finally announce my return to the Wiener Staatsoper, with a role I deeply adore and carry close to my {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Benjamin Bernheim, Nadine Sierra & Malin Byström Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Lineup

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced opera that will stream on its platform. The first stream will be Janacek’s “Vec Makropulos” with a cast that includes Marlis Petersen, Pavel Černoch, Lukas Schmidt, Alma Neuhaus, Bo Skovhus, Carlos Osuna, and Wolfgang Bankl. Tomáš Hanus conducts. Streaming Date: Dec. 6, 2025 Franz Welser-Möst conducts Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with Malin Byström, David Butt Philip, Christopher {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Commemorates 70th Anniversary with New Plaque

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(Credit: © Katharina Schiffl) The Wiener Staatsoper marked the 70th anniversary of the reopening of the opera with a ceremony in the Schwindfoyer of the opera house on the Ring on November 5, 2025. The ceremony saw the company unveil a memorial plaque in the arcade driveway, to the right of the main entrance, commemorating the victims of the Nazi {…}

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Cast Change: Wiener Staatsoper Announces Changes for ‘Luisa Miller’ & ‘Falstaff’

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(Credit: ©Gemma Escribano) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced cast changes for its productions of “Luisa Miller” and “Falstaff.” The company said that Marko Mimica will sing the role of Wurm, replacing Andrea Mastroni. It added that Attila Mokus will sing the role of Ford in “Falstaff,” replacing the originally announced Davide Luciano.  Mimica, who performs regularly throughout Europe at the Deutsche Oper {…}

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Obituary: Wiener Staatsoper Pianist Kristin Okerlund Dies

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  Repertoire pianist of the Wiener Staatsoper, Kristin Okerlund, has died. The Wiener Staatsoper announced the news, stating, “The solo repetiteurs at the Vienna State Opera are much more than just great pianists and outstanding musicians. The fact that they have a high level of technical skill and stylistic knowledge is a prerequisite for all the rehearsals, performances and keyboard {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper ‘Tosca’ Performance Interrupted by Technical Issues

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The Sept. 25 performance of “Tosca” at the Wiener Staatsoper was interrupted abruptly in Act two. According to reports, after a long first intermission of more than 45 minutes, director Bogdan Roščić announced that the stage machinery was failing. As a result, Act two, which is originally set at the Palazzo Farnese, was performed on the ramp with the curtain {…}