
Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Asmik Grigorian, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz
By Francisco SalazarThe Wiener Staatsoper has announced the Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz.
The company will present operas on 10 Sunday evenings at the Haus am Ring.
Here is a look at the program:
The festival opens with Puccini’s “La bohème” from 2022 featuring Vittorio Grigolo, Anna Netrebko, Günther Groissböck, and Nina Minasyan.
Date: June 29, 2025
Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” from 2022 features Maria Nazarova, Bogdan Volkov, Davide Luciano, and Alex Esposito.
Date: July 6, 2025
Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, and Boris Pinkhasovich star in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” from a presentation in 2020.
Date: July 13, 2025
Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende, and Igor Golovatenko headline a recording of Verdi’s “La Traviata” from 2021.
Date: July 20, 2025
The double bill of “Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci” stars Elīna Garanča, Jonathan Tetelman, Jonas Kaufmann, and Maria Agresta.
Date: July 27, 2025
Elīna Garanča, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, and Luca Salsi star in a historical presentation of Verdi’s “Aida“ from 2023.
Date: August 3, 2025
Georg Nigl, Hulkar Sabirova, Wolfgang Bankl, and Michael Niavarani star in Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” from a 2024 recording.
Date: August 10, 2025
Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” stars Georg Zeppenfeld, Julian Prégardien, Serena Sáenz, Slávka Zámečniková, and Ludwig Mittelhammer.
Date: August 17, 2025
Roberto Tagliavini, Joshua Guerrero, Étienne Dupuis, Asmik Grigorian, and Eve-Maud Hubeaux will be featured in Verdi’s “Don Carlo” from a 2024 recording.
Date: August 24, 2025
Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” from 2024 features Federica Lombardi, Emily D’Angelo, Peter Kellner, Filipe Manu, Kate Lindsey, and Christopher Maltman.
Date: August 31, 2025