Annette Dasch, Wallis Giunta, Katia Ledoux, Rebecca Nelsen, Daniel Schmutzhard & Seiyoung Kim Lead Volskoper Wien’s 2025-26 Season

The 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 {…}

Jun 28, 2024

Volksoper Wien Extends Lotte de Beer’s Contract

Lotte de Beer’s contract as Director of the Volksoper Wien has been extended for five years, until 2032. The news was announced by Andrea Mayer, State Secretary for Art and Culture and De Beer’s second term of office will begin with the 2027-28 season and runs until 2032. Andrea Mayer, State Secretary for Art and Culture said, “Lotte de Beer has {…}

Apr 29, 2024

Volksoper Wien Announces 2024-25 Season

The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Bizet’s “Carmen” will directed by Lotte de Beer and star Katia Ledoux, Wallis Giunta, Annelie Sophie Müller, Nikolai Schukoff, Jason Kim, Josef Wagner, Daniel Schmutzhard, Iulia Maria Dan, and Hedwig Ritter. Ben Glassberg, Alexander Joel, and Tobias Wögerer. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2024-May 28, 2025 Ella Milch-Sheriff’s “Alma” will star Annette Dasch, Annelie Sophie Müller, {…}

Mar 24, 2024

Volksoper Wien Announces New Opernstudio Artists

The Volksoper Wien has announced the artists of the Opernstudio for 2024-26. In sum, there will be six international singers and a pianist in this program for two years on the path between studies and professional life. Among the artists are Christopher Flaskamp from Germany, Mira Alkhovik from Russia, Camila Aguilera Yanez from Chile, Seiyoung Kim from the USA, Smelo {…}

Sep 7, 2023

Volksoper Wien Appoints New Music Director

(Credit Gerard Collett) The Volksoper Wien has appointed Ben Glassberg as its new Music Director. The company said “Omer Meir Wellber announces his resignation as music director of the Volksoper Wien on December 31, 2023 for personal reasons. We are delighted to welcome British conductor Ben Glassberg as our new Music Director from 2024! We thank Omer Meir Wellber for {…}

May 19, 2023

Volksoper Wien Announces 2023-24 Season

The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the opera productions. New Productions Strauss’ “Salome” will star Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ursula Pfitzner, Astrid Kessler, Tommi Hakala, and JunHo You. Omer Meir Wellber conducts the Salzburger Festspiele 1992 by Luc Bondy. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-Oct. 29, 2023 Offenbach’s “Die Reise zum Mond” is set to be conducted by Alfred Eschwé and {…}

Feb 2, 2023

Katia Ledoux Makes History at Volksoper Wien Singing Two Roles

French mezzo-soprano Katia Ledoux made history on Feb. 1 during a presentation of Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” at the Volskoper Wien. During the performance, Ledoux sang both the mezzo and the tenor role after Daniel Kluge pulled out, feeling sick. In a lengthy social media post, the mezzo said, “I’m sitting in the office next to our casting director’s {…}

Mar 12, 2022

Volksoper Wien Announces New Opera Studio

The Volksoper Wien has announced a new Opera Studio under the new direction of Lotte de Beer. The new studio will be created for the 2022-23 season and will give six international singers and one pianist the opportunity to develop their artistic skills over the course of two seasons. The artistic director of the opera studio is the director and {…}

Jun 15, 2021

Jacquelyn Wagner, Albert Pesendorfer & Rainer Trost Lead Volksoper Wien’s 2021-22 Season

The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2021-22 season featuring ballet, opera, operetta, and musicals. For the purposes of this article we will only include the opera and operetta performances. New Productions Hans Graf conducts a new production of Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier“ in a new production by Josef Ernst Köpplinge. Jacquelyn Wagner stars as the Marschallin alongside Stefan Cerny, Emma Sventelius, {…}

Feb 17, 2021

Volksoper Wien and Landestheater Linz Extend Closures Due To COVID-19

(Credits: © WienTourismus / Christian Stemper / Landestheater Linz official website) The Volksoper Wien and Landestheater Linz have announced that they will remain closed until further notice. Both Austrian opera houses stated that they had no idea when performances could resume and that they will inform audiences in a timely manner when performances will be allowed. Meanwhile, the Theater an {…}

Jan 18, 2021

Austrian Theaters Shut Down Until March

The Wiener Staatsoper, Theater an der Wien, Volksoper Wien, and Oper Graz have all announced their respective closures until at least Feb. 28, 2021. The announcements came as a result of a decision by Austrian federal authorities to extend the closure of cultural venues until at least Feb. 28, 2021. The Austrian federal government will reassess the situation regarding {…}