Volksoper Wien Announces 2023-24 Season

By Francisco Salazar

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 will star Carsten Süss, Aaron Casey Gould, Alexandra Flood, Christoph Stocker, Jaye Simmons, Sofia Vinnik, and Jonathan Hamouda Kügler.

Performance Dates: Oct. 14, 2023-June 25, 2024

“Lass uns die Welt vergessen – Volksoper 1938” is set to star Johanna Arrouas, Theresa Dax, Sofia Vinnik, Anita Götz, Ulrike Steinsky, Wolfgang Gratschmaier, and Nicolaus Hagg. Keren Kagarlitsky conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 14, 2023-Jan. 25, 2024

Bernstein’s “West Side Story” will be conducted by Ben Glassberg and directed by Lotte de Beer. 

Performance Dates: Jan. 26-March 24, 2024

Lehár’s “Die lustige Witwe” stars Szymon Komasa, Hedwig Ritter, Anett Fritsch, Daniel Schmutzhard, Jakob Semotan, and Aaron Casey Gould. Omer Meir Wellber conducts the production by Mariame Clément.

Performance Dates: March 2-April 14, 2024

Matilda Sterby, Rebecca Nelsen, Leonardo Capalbo, Timothy Fallon, and Andrei Bondarenko perform Puccini’s “La Rondine.” Alexander Joel conducts the production by Lotte de Beer.

Performance Dates: April 10-May 10, 2024

Nicole Paiement conducts a new production of John Adams’ “The Gospel According to the Other Mary.” Wallis Giunta, Jasmin White, Limmie Pulliam, Jaye Simmons, Christopher Ainslie, and Edu Rojas.

Performance Dates: June 15-30, 2024

Revivals 

Jerry Bock’s “Anatevka” returns to the stage.

Performance Dates: Sept. 2-Oct. 24, 2023

“Die Dreigroschenoper” will return in a production by Maurice Lenhard.

Performance Dates: April 21-June 10, 2024

Carl Millöcker and Theo Mackeben’s “Die Dubarry” will be performed in a production by Jan Philipp Gloger.

Performance Dates: May 20-June 12, 2024

Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” will return in the production by Nurkan Erpulat.

Performance Dates: May 15-27, 2024

Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” will return for a full year.

Performance Dates: Sept. 1, 2023- June 23, 2024

Moritz Eggert’s “Die letzte Verschwörung” returns in Lotte de Beer‘s production.

Performance Dates: Feb. 1-18, 2024

Nina Spijkers’s production of Nicolai’s “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” is revived.

Performance Dates: April 13-May 5, 2024

Offenbach’s “Die Reise zum Mond” will be conducted by Alfred Eschwé and will star Carsten Süss, Aaron Casey Gould, Alexandra Flood, Christoph Stocker, Jaye Simmons, and Sofia Vinnik.

Performance Dates: Oct. 14, 2023-June 25, 2024

Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” will return in a production by Henry Mason.

Performance Dates: Oct. 18, 2023-June 28, 2024

“Ein bisschen trallalala” will star Ruth Brauer-Kvam and Robert Palfrader.

Performance Dates: March 27-June 11, 2024

“Ein Papp-Konzert” will be directed by Steef de Jong.

Performance Date: Nov. 19, 2023

Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” will return for the holiday season.

Performance Dates: Dec. 16, 2023-Jan. 6, 2024

Tchaikovsky’s “Jolanthe” and “The Nutcracker” will be performed in a double bill.

Performance Dates: Feb. 4-March 10, 2024

The Jung oper  “Keloglan und die 40 Räuber” will return.

Performances Dates: Dec. 3-10, 2023

Harry Kupfer’s production of Puccini’s most popular opera “La Bohème” will be revived.

Performances Dates: Nov. 16, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024

Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” will be presented in a production by Achim Freyer.

Performances Dates: Sept. 3-Oct. 9, 2023

Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” will be performed in an edition for kids.

Performance Dates: Sept. 10-Oct. 16, 2023

Verdi’s “La Traviata” will return in Hans Gratzer’s production.

Performance Dates: March 5-April 6, 2024

Offenbach’s “Orpheus in der Unterwelt” returns.

Performance Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 13, 2023

“The Sound of Music” will be revived. 

Performance Dates: April 20-May 25, 2024

Concert 

Eleonora Buratto, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Michael Spyres, and Stefan Cerny star in Verdi’s “Requiem” with Omer Meir Wellber conducting.

Performance Date: Oct. 28, 2023

Stefan Cerny, Julian Hubbard, and Christiane Libor star in Wagner’s first act of “Die Walküre.” Omer Meir Wellber conducts.

Performance Date: Jan. 16, 2024

The Jungchors and kinderchors will perform in concert.

Performance Date: June 23, 2024

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