"Art is like sanding a surface with sandpaper"

Director Evgeny Titov talks about "Iolanta", about truth and love and about what art has to do with sandpaper.

Dear audience!

This fall marks the 70th anniversary of the reopening of the Vienna State Opera.

The Vienna State Opera in September

The program starts with four opera works that celebrated their premieres as new productions last season.

Vienna State Ballet season opening

The Vienna State Ballet is entering a new era with Alessandra Ferri.

Good To Know & Brief Overview

Smetana's "Bartered Bride" will be the first premiere of the 2025-26 season. On stage from September 28.

The Vienna State Opera at the Film Festival on Vienna's Rathausplatz

This summer, the Vienna State Opera is once again taking part in the Film Festival on Vienna's Rathausplatz.

The defining moment

Boris Pinkhasovich, the Jeletzki of the Pique Dame revival, on the musically formative moments of his life

Summer at Vienna State Opera

On July 1, the Vienna State Opera goes into a well-deserved summer break. Performances resume on September 3.

A piece of state opera history

Peter Kozak, Technical Director of the Vienna State Opera for many years, was made an honorary member of the Haus am Ring.

First premiere of the new season "Die verkaufte Braut"

Rehearsals start for an opera hit that will finally be performed again at the State Opera next season: Bedřich Smetana's "Die verkaufte Braut«

The lowest voice pitch

The bass voice is so versatile