Wiener Staatsoper

20 Today, Friday

Turandot 2018-04-20T19:30:00+02:00 2018-04-20T22:00:00+02:00 <div><div>With <i>Turandot</i>, Puccini wrote his last opera; it remained a fragment. The story of <i>Turandot</i> dates back to at least the 12th century and comes from Persia. It reached Europe in the 18th century, where it was enthusiastically received and adapted. Puccini started working on the opera in 1920. He discovered seven original Chinese melodies which appear in the work, in part in leitmotif form. The première of the opera took place in 1926 at La Scala Milano. <i>Turandot </i>received its Austrian première at the Wiener Staatsoper six months after the world première. The opera has been performed over 300 times since then. The current production has been created by Marco Arturo Marelli, and the première took place on April 28th, 2016.</div></div> Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper

19:30 - 22:00
1 intermission
Opera

Giacomo Puccini

Turandot

Buy tickets Prices G

21 Tomorrow, Saturday

Fidelio 2018-04-21T19:00:00+02:00 2018-04-21T21:45:00+02:00 <i>Fidelio</i>, Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera, received no less than three world premieres. The third version, which is performed at the Wiener Staatsoper, was first performed in 1814 at the Kärntnertortheater. Beethoven's <i>Fidelio</i> musically resembles a "Singspiel" while also showing heroic traits, the finale culminating in a jubilant apotheosis glorifying the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity. In his <i>Fidelio</i>, Beethoven manifests his vision that the belief, love and hope of an individual can have great impacts - and even cause political systems to totter. Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper

19:00 - 21:45
1 intermission
Opera

Ludwig van Beethoven

Fidelio

Buy tickets Prices S

Kammermusik der Wiener Philharmoniker 7 2018-04-21T11:00:00+02:00 2018-04-21T12:30:00+02:00 Gustav Mahler-Saal Gustav Mahler-Saal

22 The day after tomorrow, Sunday

Die Walküre 2018-04-22T16:30:00+02:00 2018-04-22T21:15:00+02:00 <em>Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)</em>, often regarded as the heart of Wagner's Ring Cycle, centres on Wotan's children Siegmund and Sieglinde. As incestuous and adulterous lovers they offend against the rules of marriages, defended by the goddess Fricka and eventually leading to the death of Siegmund. The Valkyrie Brünnhilde rescues Sieglinde after opposing the will of her father Wotan, who punishes her by putting her into a deep sleep. Richard Wagner Richard Wagner Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper

16:30 - 21:15
2 intermissions
Opera

Richard Wagner