Wiener Staatsoper Extends General Director’s Contract

The Wiener Staatsoper has extended its General Director Bogdan Roščić until 2030. State Secretary Andrea Mayer announced on the news on June 13. Roščić was originally set to be the director until 2025 but Mayer followed the recommendation of the selection committee after the end of the new call for applications, to which a total of eleven people had applied. {…}

Sep 24, 2020

Austrian Government Cancels Wiener Opernball

(Credit: dpa-Bildfunk/Hans Punz) The Austrian government has announced that it has canceled the traditional Wiener Opernball. Per the official statement of the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, the Government has decided to cancel the Opernball due to the heightened COVID-19 risk. “It would be irresponsible to organize the Opernball in a usual way,” Kurz stated. “The fact {…}

Sep 15, 2020

Wiener Staatsoper Threatened by COVID-19

(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) A performance of Franz Lehár operetta “Die lustige Witwe” at the Theater in der Gumpendorfer Straße on Sept. 6, 2020 in Vienna has caused a series of COVID-19 infections. In all, 46 cases have been confirmed so far. As a result, the Wiener Staatsoper had to make two changes to the cast of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” on {…}

Aug 21, 2020

Wiener Staatsoper Opens General Dress Rehearsals for Young Audiences

(© Regina Aigner/BKA) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that it will open general dress rehearsals to young audiences aged up to 27. The intention is for younger audience members to get the opportunity to experience all the new opera and ballet productions at the house even before the official premiere date. Starting with the first production of the new season, {…}

Sep 13, 2019

Bogdan Roščić Reveals Future Wiener Staatsoper Plans

Bogdan Roščić, the future director of the Wiener Staatsoper, has revealed that for his first season he will present 10 new productions. In an interview with the Kurier, Roščić announced that he intended to bring Simon Stone’s new production of “La Traviata” to the Vienna house. He also added that he will bring conductor Teodor Currentzis, director Barrie Kosky and {…}