We are looking for stage technicians (full-time) to strengthen our technical departments with immediate effect

Tasks:

• Supervision of rehearsals and performances of musical theater productions
• Set-up, conversion and dismantling of decorations for rehearsals and performances

Required training (or comparable qualification):

• Completed vocational training in a woodworking profession or
• Completed vocational training as a painter and coating technician or
• Completed vocational training as an upholsterer/decorator
• Completed vocational training in a metalworking profession

Requirements:

• Technical understanding and manual dexterity
• Absolute freedom from vertigo and a head for heights
• Ability to work in a team, reliability and the ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to work irregular hours (evenings, weekends, public holidays and split shifts)
• As a male applicant: completed military or civilian service
• Fundamental interest in musical theater and good manners
• Very good knowledge of German
• Willingness to work overtime and take part in guest performances abroad

We offer:

• A secure job in one of the most renowned opera houses in the world
• Vienna public transport annual pass
• Supported canteen with daily changing menus and à la carte
• Opportunity to purchase director's tickets for the houses of the Bundestheaterholding
• Fresh fruit several times a day
• Company doctor
• Shopping discounts at various companies (pharmacies,...)
• Theater vacations in July and August

The collectively agreed starting salary is at least EUR 2,683.95 gross per month (full-time basis) 14 times a year, plus various allowances and overtime pay. A higher salary is possible with proof of completed vocational training or by crediting previous periods of service.

We offer you a challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. Please send your detailed application with CV by e-mail to personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at

Please note: due to the theater vacations, we may not be able to process your application until the end of August.

To strengthen our stage/wallpaperers department, we are looking for the following with immediate effect

→ a*n stage wallpaperer (f/m/d)

The following tasks await you:

• Laying the floor coverings (dance flooring for ballet performances)
• Covering the stage floor with floor cloths
• Assembly of all textile decoration parts attached in the stage design area
• Repair work on these decorative elements

You should have the following qualities:

• Manual skills and technical understanding
• Completed apprenticeship as an upholsterer or upholsterer is an advantage

• High level of commitment

• Very good physical condition and resilience

• Absolutely no fear of heights and a head for heights

• Ability to work in a team, reliability and the ability to work under pressure

• Willingness to work irregular hours (evenings, weekends and public holidays as well as split shifts)

• As a male applicant: completed military or civilian service

• Fundamental interest in musical theater and good manners

• Very good knowledge of German

• Willingness to work overtime and take part in guest performances abroad

We offer:

• A secure job in one of the most renowned opera houses in the world
• Vienna public transport annual pass
• Supported canteen with daily changing menus and à la carte
• Opportunity to purchase director's tickets for the houses of the Bundestheaterholding
• Fresh fruit several times a day
• Company doctor
• Shopping discounts at various companies (pharmacies,...)
• Theater vacations in July and August

The collectively agreed starting salary is at least EUR 2,683.95 gross per month (full-time basis) 14 times a year, plus various allowances and overtime pay. A higher salary is possible with proof of completed vocational training or by crediting previous periods of service.

We offer you a challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. Please send your detailed application with CV by e-mail to personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at

To strengthen our department of machinists/lowering technicians, we are looking for the following positions to start immediately

→ Stage technicians (f/m/d), full-time

The following tasks await you:
• Operation of all under-stage machinery as well as turntables, functional special constructions, and curtains in the stage portal during rehearsals and performances
• Maintenance and inspection of the stage technology equipment in the understage area
• Operation of hydraulic and pneumatic systems in decorative elements
• Bolting steel structures and stage elements to the floor and to raised decorative elements
• Making and repairing stage props
• Designing appearances: Enabling the appearance and disappearance of people, props, and stage sets through the use of lifting floors and trapdoors
• Implementation of stage effects such as stage fog, steam, wind, foam, and water

You have the following qualities:
• Manual dexterity and technical understanding
• Completed apprenticeship as a metalworker, metal technician, or plumber is an advantage
• Workshop experience in a metalworking company
• Experience working independently in a locksmith's workshop (cutting, drilling, bending, welding, etc.)
• High level of commitment
• Very good physical condition and resilience
• Absolutely no fear of heights and ability to work at heights
• Ability to work in a team, reliability, and the ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to work irregular hours (evenings, weekends, and holidays, as well as split shifts)
• For male applicants: completed military or civilian service
• Fundamental interest in musical theater and good manners
• Very good knowledge of German
• Willingness to work overtime and participate in guest performances abroad

We offer:
• Secure employment in one of the world's most renowned opera houses
• Vienna public transport annual pass
• Subsidized cafeteria with daily changing menus and à la carte options
• Opportunity to purchase director's tickets for the theaters of the Federal Theater Holding
• Fresh fruit several times a day
• Company doctor
• Shopping discounts at various companies (pharmacies, etc.)
• Theater holidays in July and August

The collective agreement entry-level salary is at least EUR 2,683.95 gross per month (based on full-time employment) 14 times per year, plus various allowances and overtime pay. A higher salary is possible if you can provide proof of completed vocational training or through the crediting of previous service.

We offer you a challenging job in one of Austria's largest cultural institutions. Please send your detailed application with resume by email to personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at.

The following position is vacant in the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera (Vienna Philharmonic):

Solo Viola

Main audition: December 19, 2025
Orchestra round: December 22, 2025

Application deadline: October 23, 2025

Please send applications exclusively via the muvac.com platform

The Vienna State Opera aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore expressly encourages qualified women to apply.
We reserve the right to make an initial selection based on the applications.
Payment according to the orchestra collective agreement.
The Vienna State Opera will not cover any travel and accommodation costs incurred as a result of participation in the audition.

The following position is vacant in the Vienna State Opera Chorus:

1. Tenor

End of the application period is 19.10.2025

Please send applications to: bewerbungen.chor@wiener-staatsoper.at

The following position is vacant in the Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra):

Bass trombone (3rd/4th trombone), with obligation to double bass trombone

Main audition: January 08, 2026
Orchestra round: January 09, 2026

Application deadline: November 13, 2025

Please submit applications exclusively via the muvac.com platform!

The Vienna State Opera strives to increase the proportion of women and therefore expressly encourages qualified women to apply.
We reserve the right to make an initial selection based on the applications.
Payment according to the orchestra collective agreement.
The Vienna State Opera will not cover any travel and accommodation costs incurred as a result of participation in the audition.

The Vienna State Opera is looking for a person of short stature with microsomia (m/f/d) to perform in a full-body costume for a production in the 2025/26 season.

Rehearsals and performances in the period from 27.12.2025 to 1.3.2026 (last performance in the 2025/26 season).

Prerequisite for participation is a basic availability for the entire rehearsal and performance period and the willingness to be available for rehearsals and performances at the usual theater times. A love of acting and the ability to fit in well in a group with numerous participants.

The work is remunerated. For information and registration please contact the extras management of the Vienna State Opera.

by mail to: komparserieleitung@wiener-staatsoper.at

The Vienna State Opera is looking for androgynous-looking persons (m/f/d), 180 cm or taller, for a production in the 2025/26 season.

Rehearsals and performances in the period from 1.4.2026 to 29.5.2026 (last performance in the 2025/26 season).

Prerequisite for participation is a general availability for the entire rehearsal and performance period and the willingness to be available for rehearsals and performances at the usual theater times. A love of acting and the ability to fit in well in a group with numerous participants.

The work is remunerated. For information and registration please contact the extras management of the Vienna State Opera.

by mail to: komparserieleitung@wiener-staatsoper.at