Annette Dasch, Wallis Giunta, Katia Ledoux, Rebecca Nelsen, Daniel Schmutzhard & Seiyoung Kim Lead Volskoper Wien’s 2025-26 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Volksoper Wien has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the operas and operettas.
The first new production of the season will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with Lotte de Beer directing. Ben Glassberg, Alexander Joel, and Tim Fluch conduct three different casts. Stefan Cerny, Alexander Fritze, Anna Simińska, Beate Ritter, Rebecca Nelsen, Lauren Urquhart, Gemma Nha, David Kerber, JunHo You, Timothy Fallon, Josef Wagner, Martin Winkler, Daniel Schmutzhard, Michael Arivony, and Jakob Semotan star.
Performance Dates: Sept. 14, 2025- June 8, 2026
Katia Ledoux, Anton Zetterholm, Stefan Cerny, Julia Edtmeier, and Florian Carove star in “Killing Carmen” with musical direction by Gabriel Cazes and Nils Strunk. Nils Strunk and Lukas Schrenk direct.
Performance Dates: Oct. 1-Dec. 17, 2025
Strauss’ “Eine Nacht in Venedig” will be conducted by Alexander Joel and Michael Papadopoulos. Lucian Krasznec, Marco Di Sapia, Nicolaus Hagg, Ursula Pfitzner, Ulrike Steinsky, Martina Dorak, Ana Milva Gomes, Lauren Urquhart, David Kerber, Jakob Semotan, Juliette Khalil, James Park, Gabor Oberegger, and William Briscoe-Peake star.
Performance Dates: Oct. 25-Dec. 19, 2025
Martina Eisenreich and Axel Ranisch’s “Aschenbrödels Traum” will be conducted by Leslie Suganandarajah and Michael Papadopoulos. Ruth Brauer-Kvam, Mila Schmidt, Oliver Liebl, Annette Dasch, Daniel Schmutzhard, Jakob Semotan, Lionel von Lawrence, and Daniel Ohlenschläger star.
Performance Dates: Nov. 29, 2025-Feb. 8, 2026
Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Die Piraten von Penzance” will star Katia Ledoux, Wallis Giunta, Julia Edtmeier, Lauren Urquhart, Jaye Simmons, Jakob Semotan, Stefan Cerny, Theresa Dax, Gemma Nha, Mira Alkhovik, Hannah Fheodoroff, and Camila Aguilera Yáñez.
Performance Dates: March 27-May 2, 2026
Lehár’s “Der Zarewitsch” will star David Kerber, Hedwig Ritter, Martin Enenkel, and Juliette Khalil. Luka Hauser conducts the production by Steef de Jong.
Performance Dates: April 13-June 25, 2026
Seiyoung Kim stars in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Mira Alkhovik, Chelsea Guo, Hannah Fheodoroff, Camila Aguilera Yáñez, and Smelo Mahlangu. Maurice Lenhard directs and Michael Papadopoulos conducts.
Performance Dates: April 13-June 25, 2026
Olga Pudova, Alxandra Flood, Axelle Fanyo, Hedwig Ritter, Wallis Giunta, Katia Ledoux, Tomislav Mužek, and Josef Wagner star in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Lotte de Beer directs the new production, and Ben Glassberg and Michael Papadopoulos conduct.
Performance Dates: June 7-29, 2026
Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus: Pride Edition” will be conducted by Tobias Wögerer.
Performance Dates: June 9-30, 2026
Revivals
Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” will be conducted by Alexander Joel and will star Hedwig Ritter, Martin Winkler, Annelie Sophie Müller, and Lauren Urquhart.
Performance Dates: Jan. 25-Feb. 24, 2026
Repertoire
Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” will star Carsten Suss, Alexandre Beuchat, Daniel Schmutzhard, Karl-Michael Ebner, Annette Dasch, Anita Gotz, Ulrike Steinsky, Hedwig Ritter, Theresa Dax, Gemma Nha, Lauren Urquhart, Jaye Simmons, Szymon Komasa, Michael Arivony, and Trevor Hamuschilt-Rocha. Alfred Eschwe, Tobias Wögerer, and Alexander Joel.
Performance Dates: Sept. 4, 2025-May 8, 2026
Katia Ledoux, Wallis Giunta, and Annelie Sophie Müller star in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Jason Kim, Tomislav Mužek, Pablo Santa Cruz, Josef Wagner, Anita Gotz, Mira Alkhovik, and Hedwig Ritter.
Performance Dates: Sept. 7, 2025-May 5, 2026
Bernstein’s “West Side Story” stars Gemma Nha, Juliette Khalil, Jaye Simmons, Anton Zetterholm, James Park, Oliver Liebl, Peter Lesiak, and Myrthes Monteiro.
Performance Dates: Sept. 7, 2025-June 20, 2026
Rebecca Nelsen leads Verdi’s “La Traviata” with David Kerber and Alexandre Beuchat. Ben Glassberg and Tobias Wögerer conducts.
Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 21, 2025
“Ein bisschen trallalala” is conducted by Adam Benzwi and will star Ruth Brauer-Kwam and Robert Palfrader.
Performance Dates: Nov. 3, 2025-Feb. 16, 2026
Martin Winkler, Josef Wagner, Ursula Pfitzner, Annely Peebo, Wallis Giunta, Annelie Sophie Müller, Anita Gotz, Mira Alkhovik, and Johanna Arrouas star in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” Ben Glassberg, Alfred Eschwe, and Michael Papadopoulos conduct.
Performance Dates: Dec. 8, 2025-Jan. 6, 2026
“Im weißen Rössl” will star Annete Dasch, Ursula Pfitzner, Jakob Semotan, David Kerber, Gotz Schubert, Nadja Mchantof, Oliver Liebl, and Harald Schmidt. Alfred Eschwe conducts.
Performance Dates: March 1-April 23, 2026
Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will star Pablo Santa Cruz, Michael Arivony, Gemma Nha, Lauren Urquhart, Theresa Dax, Daniel Schmutzhard, Trevor Hamuschilt-Rocha, Alexandre Beuchat, Rebecca Nelsen, Matila Sterby, Wallis Giunta, Hannah Fheodoroff, and Annelie Sophie Müller. Ben Glassberg and Tobias Wögerer conduct.
Performance Dates: March 12-April 12, 2026
Kálmán’s “Die Csárdásfürstin” will be conducted by Alfred Eschwe and will star Roland Koch, Regula Rosin, Daniel Schmutzhard, Annette Dasch, Alexandre Beuchat, Ursula Pfitzner, Theresa Dax, and Juliette Khalil.
Performance Dates: May 25-June 21, 2026
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