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	01 Tuesday Salome 2019-10-01T20:00:00+02:00 2019-10-01T21:45:00+02:00 <p>Salome, the beautiful adolescent princess, falls in love with Jochanaan, a puritanical prophet dungeoned by her stepfather, King Herodes – but Jochanaan disgustedly rejects her advances. As she dances for him, the lascivious king promises her to fulfill whatever wish. Infuriated by Jochanaans refusal, she demands his head from Herodes. With a heavy heart the king meets her request. When Salome grasps the bloody head on a silver tray, Herodes, horrified, orders her to be executed.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 20:00 - 21:45 No intermission Opera Salome	02 Wednesday A Midsummer Night's Dream 2019-10-02T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-02T22:00:00+02:00 <p>William Shakespeare’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was the inspiration for works in all genres. Amongst others, Henry Purcell, Ambroise Thomas, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote widely differing music to <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>, and visual artists, choreographers and film-makers were also inspired by the complex story. In 1960, with his <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> Benjamin Britten published one of the best known opera versions: an amusing, light, poetic and psychological masterpiece that is one of his most played works of music theatre. Britten’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was first heard at the opera house on the Ring in 1962; now, after more than half a century, the opera house is producing the work again.</p> Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Premiere Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream	03 Thursday La Bohème 2019-10-03T19:30:00+02:00 2019-10-03T22:00:00+02:00 <p>We see four young men struggling through their meager lives as artists. All at once, love blazes into Rodolfo's life, as he meets the needlewoman, Mimì. From their first encounter on, it is sadly evident, however, that Mimì is fatally ill. Rodolfo decides to withdraw, to allow her to escape poverty. Some months later, they reunite, and Mimì dies in Rodolfo's loving arms.</p> Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera La Bohème	04 Friday Salome 2019-10-04T20:00:00+02:00 2019-10-04T21:45:00+02:00 <p>Salome, the beautiful adolescent princess, falls in love with Jochanaan, a puritanical prophet dungeoned by her stepfather, King Herodes – but Jochanaan disgustedly rejects her advances. As she dances for him, the lascivious king promises her to fulfill whatever wish. Infuriated by Jochanaans refusal, she demands his head from Herodes. With a heavy heart the king meets her request. When Salome grasps the bloody head on a silver tray, Herodes, horrified, orders her to be executed.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 20:00 - 21:45 No intermission Opera Salome	05 Saturday A Midsummer Night's Dream 2019-10-05T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-05T22:00:00+02:00 <p>William Shakespeare’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was the inspiration for works in all genres. Amongst others, Henry Purcell, Ambroise Thomas, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote widely differing music to <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>, and visual artists, choreographers and film-makers were also inspired by the complex story. In 1960, with his <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> Benjamin Britten published one of the best known opera versions: an amusing, light, poetic and psychological masterpiece that is one of his most played works of music theatre. Britten’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was first heard at the opera house on the Ring in 1962; now, after more than half a century, the opera house is producing the work again.</p> Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream	06 Sunday Ariadne auf Naxos 2019-10-06T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-06T21:30:00+02:00 <p>Regarded by many as the ultimate collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the witty musical comedy “Ariadne auf Naxos” tells the story of the hopes and dreams of a young composer crushed by harsh (theatre) reality; of heartbroken ladies and of taking love and life as it comes. Last but not least, the opera raises questions of human trust, change and constancy, inadvertence and freedom.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 21:30 1 intermission Opera Ariadne auf Naxos
07 Monday La Bohème 2019-10-07T19:30:00+02:00 2019-10-07T22:00:00+02:00 <p>We see four young men struggling through their meager lives as artists. All at once, love blazes into Rodolfo's life, as he meets the needlewoman, Mimì. From their first encounter on, it is sadly evident, however, that Mimì is fatally ill. Rodolfo decides to withdraw, to allow her to escape poverty. Some months later, they reunite, and Mimì dies in Rodolfo's loving arms.</p> Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera La Bohème	08 Tuesday Ariadne auf Naxos 2019-10-08T19:30:00+02:00 2019-10-08T22:00:00+02:00 <p>Regarded by many as the ultimate collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the witty musical comedy “Ariadne auf Naxos” tells the story of the hopes and dreams of a young composer crushed by harsh (theatre) reality; of heartbroken ladies and of taking love and life as it comes. Last but not least, the opera raises questions of human trust, change and constancy, inadvertence and freedom.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Ariadne auf Naxos	09 Wednesday A Midsummer Night's Dream 2019-10-09T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-09T22:00:00+02:00 <p>William Shakespeare’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was the inspiration for works in all genres. Amongst others, Henry Purcell, Ambroise Thomas, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote widely differing music to <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>, and visual artists, choreographers and film-makers were also inspired by the complex story. In 1960, with his <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> Benjamin Britten published one of the best known opera versions: an amusing, light, poetic and psychological masterpiece that is one of his most played works of music theatre. Britten’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was first heard at the opera house on the Ring in 1962; now, after more than half a century, the opera house is producing the work again.</p> Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream	10 Thursday Die Frau ohne Schatten 2019-10-10T18:00:00+02:00 2019-10-10T22:30:00+02:00 <p>Not all that many important masterpieces have had their world première at the opera house on the Ring. Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s <em>Die Frau ohne Schatten</em>, is one of the few exceptions in this regard. On 10 October 1919 the opera that Strauss regarded as his “last romantic opera” first saw the light of day at the Wiener Staatsoper; since then, it has been a fixture on international schedules. While they were still working on the piece, the composer said enthusiastically of the libretto: “Unbelievably noble, superb, mature and interesting, with magnificent dramatic, moral problems, marvellous scenic events.” In terms of the music and musical drama, Strauss took up some of Wagner’s ideas and expanded them with his own. Mozart’s <em>The Magic Flute</em> was the inspiration for the fairy-tale ambience and the tests which the heroes must undergo.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 18:00 - 22:30 2 intermissions Opera Die Frau ohne Schatten	11 Friday Ariadne auf Naxos 2019-10-11T19:30:00+02:00 2019-10-11T22:00:00+02:00 <p>Regarded by many as the ultimate collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the witty musical comedy “Ariadne auf Naxos” tells the story of the hopes and dreams of a young composer crushed by harsh (theatre) reality; of heartbroken ladies and of taking love and life as it comes. Last but not least, the opera raises questions of human trust, change and constancy, inadvertence and freedom.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Ariadne auf Naxos	12 Saturday Kammermusik der Wiener Philharmoniker 2 2019-10-12T11:00:00+02:00 2019-10-12T12:30:00+02:00 Gustav Mahler-Saal Gustav Mahler-Saal 11:00 - 12:30 1 intermission Special Programme Kammermusik der Wiener Philharmoniker 2 Madama Butterfly 2019-10-12T19:30:00+02:00 2019-10-12T22:15:00+02:00 <p>US-American Lieutenant Pinkerton marries Cio-Cio-San, but only for a short time; a commonly accepted convention at this time. Whilst for him it was but a fleeting affair, for her, it was true love. After his departure, she waits longingly for his return. When he finally reappears, Cio-Cio-San – the mother of his child – realises that he has remarried. Out of utter desperation, she kills herself: “He who can no longer live an honorable life must die honorably”.</p> Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:15 1 intermission Opera Madama Butterfly	13 Sunday A Midsummer Night's Dream 2019-10-13T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-13T22:00:00+02:00 <p>William Shakespeare’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was the inspiration for works in all genres. Amongst others, Henry Purcell, Ambroise Thomas, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote widely differing music to <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>, and visual artists, choreographers and film-makers were also inspired by the complex story. In 1960, with his <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> Benjamin Britten published one of the best known opera versions: an amusing, light, poetic and psychological masterpiece that is one of his most played works of music theatre. Britten’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was first heard at the opera house on the Ring in 1962; now, after more than half a century, the opera house is producing the work again.</p> Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream
14 Monday Die Frau ohne Schatten 2019-10-14T18:00:00+02:00 2019-10-14T22:30:00+02:00 <p>Not all that many important masterpieces have had their world première at the opera house on the Ring. Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s <em>Die Frau ohne Schatten</em>, is one of the few exceptions in this regard. On 10 October 1919 the opera that Strauss regarded as his “last romantic opera” first saw the light of day at the Wiener Staatsoper; since then, it has been a fixture on international schedules. While they were still working on the piece, the composer said enthusiastically of the libretto: “Unbelievably noble, superb, mature and interesting, with magnificent dramatic, moral problems, marvellous scenic events.” In terms of the music and musical drama, Strauss took up some of Wagner’s ideas and expanded them with his own. Mozart’s <em>The Magic Flute</em> was the inspiration for the fairy-tale ambience and the tests which the heroes must undergo.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 18:00 - 22:30 2 intermissions Opera Die Frau ohne Schatten	15 Tuesday Closed 2019-10-15T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-15T22:00:00+02:00 Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper Closed	16 Wednesday Madama Butterfly 2019-10-16T19:30:00+02:00 2019-10-16T22:15:00+02:00 <p>US-American Lieutenant Pinkerton marries Cio-Cio-San, but only for a short time; a commonly accepted convention at this time. Whilst for him it was but a fleeting affair, for her, it was true love. After his departure, she waits longingly for his return. When he finally reappears, Cio-Cio-San – the mother of his child – realises that he has remarried. Out of utter desperation, she kills herself: “He who can no longer live an honorable life must die honorably”.</p> Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:15 1 intermission Opera Madama Butterfly	17 Thursday A Midsummer Night's Dream 2019-10-17T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-17T22:00:00+02:00 <p>William Shakespeare’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was the inspiration for works in all genres. Amongst others, Henry Purcell, Ambroise Thomas, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote widely differing music to <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>, and visual artists, choreographers and film-makers were also inspired by the complex story. In 1960, with his <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> Benjamin Britten published one of the best known opera versions: an amusing, light, poetic and psychological masterpiece that is one of his most played works of music theatre. Britten’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was first heard at the opera house on the Ring in 1962; now, after more than half a century, the opera house is producing the work again.</p> Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream	18 Friday Die Frau ohne Schatten 2019-10-18T18:00:00+02:00 2019-10-18T22:30:00+02:00 <p>Not all that many important masterpieces have had their world première at the opera house on the Ring. Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s <em>Die Frau ohne Schatten</em>, is one of the few exceptions in this regard. On 10 October 1919 the opera that Strauss regarded as his “last romantic opera” first saw the light of day at the Wiener Staatsoper; since then, it has been a fixture on international schedules. While they were still working on the piece, the composer said enthusiastically of the libretto: “Unbelievably noble, superb, mature and interesting, with magnificent dramatic, moral problems, marvellous scenic events.” In terms of the music and musical drama, Strauss took up some of Wagner’s ideas and expanded them with his own. Mozart’s <em>The Magic Flute</em> was the inspiration for the fairy-tale ambience and the tests which the heroes must undergo.</p> Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 18:00 - 22:30 2 intermissions Opera Die Frau ohne Schatten	19 Saturday Cinderella - Wiener Fassung für Kinder 2019-10-19T15:00:00+02:00 2019-10-19T16:15:00+02:00 Agrana Studiobühne \| Walfischgasse Agrana Studiobühne \| Walfischgasse 15:00 - 16:15 No intermission Children's opera Cinderella - Wiener Fassung für Kinder Il barbiere di Siviglia 2019-10-19T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-19T21:45:00+02:00 <p>Young count Almaviva is courting Rosina, Dr. Bartolo's niece and ward – who nevertheless purposes to marry her himself. So he tries to keep Almaviva away from Rosina and his house. By promises of rich awards, Almaviva however secures Figaro's – the witty local barbers – help, and in varying disguises finally wins her hart and marries her, against all of Bartolo's resistance.</p> Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Rossini Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 21:45 1 intermission Opera Il barbiere di Siviglia	20 Sunday Europäische Kulturpreisgala 2019-10-20T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-20T21:00:00+02:00 Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 21:00 No intermission Special Programme Europäische Kulturpreisgala
21 Monday A Midsummer Night's Dream 2019-10-21T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-21T22:00:00+02:00 <p>William Shakespeare’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was the inspiration for works in all genres. Amongst others, Henry Purcell, Ambroise Thomas, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote widely differing music to <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>, and visual artists, choreographers and film-makers were also inspired by the complex story. In 1960, with his <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> Benjamin Britten published one of the best known opera versions: an amusing, light, poetic and psychological masterpiece that is one of his most played works of music theatre. Britten’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> was first heard at the opera house on the Ring in 1962; now, after more than half a century, the opera house is producing the work again.</p> Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream	22 Tuesday Werther 2019-10-22T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-22T21:30:00+02:00 <p>Jules Massenet’s <em>Werther</em> is based on Goethe’s famous epistolary novel <em>The Sorrows of Young Werther</em> (<em>Die Leiden des jungen Werthers</em>). The operatic version of this tragic story about the unhappy young Werther, who is driven to suicide by his unfulfilled passion for the married Charlotte, has moved audiences for generations. The opera has a special connection with Vienna, as its world premiere took place to great success at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1892! In the current production by Andrei Serban the story is set in the 1950s. French conductor Frédéric Chaslin, who has a longstanding and close relationship with the house, will lead the performance series in September.</p> Jules Massenet Jules Massenet Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 21:30 1 intermission Opera Werther	23 Wednesday Simon Boccanegra 2019-10-23T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-23T22:00:00+02:00 <p>Verdi's masterpiece<em> Simon Boccanegra</em> - often undervalued - tells the story of a man whose fate is determined by love and politics. Starting off as a buccaneer he ascends to the Doge of Geneva, shaken by fate, intrigues and class struggles. His wife dies, he looses his child - to retrieve it only shortly before his death in peace. With this opera, Verdi presents on of his most mature, touching and yet uncommon oeuvres: To be enjoyed at Wiener Staatsoper in Peter Stein's gracefully built staging.</p> Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Simon Boccanegra	24 Thursday Il barbiere di Siviglia 2019-10-24T19:30:00+02:00 2019-10-24T22:15:00+02:00 <p>Young count Almaviva is courting Rosina, Dr. Bartolo's niece and ward – who nevertheless purposes to marry her himself. So he tries to keep Almaviva away from Rosina and his house. By promises of rich awards, Almaviva however secures Figaro's – the witty local barbers – help, and in varying disguises finally wins her hart and marries her, against all of Bartolo's resistance.</p> Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Rossini Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:15 1 intermission Opera Il barbiere di Siviglia	25 Friday Macbeth 2019-10-25T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-25T22:00:00+02:00 <p><em>Macbeth</em> was the beginning of Giuseppe Verdi's artistic relationship with the works of William Shakespeare. His original <em>Macbeth</em> - first performed in 1611 - inspired Verdi to create a then novel piece, entering a new musical realm and risking several stylistic experiments. In many ways, his tenth opera thus represents a turning away from the Italian operatic tradition. For the interpretation of Lady Macbeth, Verdi did not envisage beauty of sound but an expressive tonal language, unafraid of hollow or even ugly sounds. </p> Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Macbeth	26 Saturday Simon Boccanegra 2019-10-26T19:00:00+02:00 2019-10-26T22:00:00+02:00 <p>Verdi's masterpiece<em> Simon Boccanegra</em> - often undervalued - tells the story of a man whose fate is determined by love and politics. Starting off as a buccaneer he ascends to the Doge of Geneva, shaken by fate, intrigues and class struggles. His wife dies, he looses his child - to retrieve it only shortly before his death in peace. With this opera, Verdi presents on of his most mature, touching and yet uncommon oeuvres: To be enjoyed at Wiener Staatsoper in Peter Stein's gracefully built staging.</p> Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Simon Boccanegra	27 Sunday Cinderella - Wiener Fassung für Kinder 2019-10-27T15:00:00+01:00 2019-10-27T16:15:00+01:00 Agrana Studiobühne \| Walfischgasse Agrana Studiobühne \| Walfischgasse 15:00 - 16:15 No intermission Children's opera Cinderella - Wiener Fassung für Kinder Werther 2019-10-27T19:00:00+01:00 2019-10-27T21:30:00+01:00 <p>Jules Massenet’s <em>Werther</em> is based on Goethe’s famous epistolary novel <em>The Sorrows of Young Werther</em> (<em>Die Leiden des jungen Werthers</em>). The operatic version of this tragic story about the unhappy young Werther, who is driven to suicide by his unfulfilled passion for the married Charlotte, has moved audiences for generations. The opera has a special connection with Vienna, as its world premiere took place to great success at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1892! In the current production by Andrei Serban the story is set in the 1950s. French conductor Frédéric Chaslin, who has a longstanding and close relationship with the house, will lead the performance series in September.</p> Jules Massenet Jules Massenet Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 21:30 1 intermission Opera Werther
28 Monday Macbeth 2019-10-28T19:00:00+01:00 2019-10-28T22:00:00+01:00 <p><em>Macbeth</em> was the beginning of Giuseppe Verdi's artistic relationship with the works of William Shakespeare. His original <em>Macbeth</em> - first performed in 1611 - inspired Verdi to create a then novel piece, entering a new musical realm and risking several stylistic experiments. In many ways, his tenth opera thus represents a turning away from the Italian operatic tradition. For the interpretation of Lady Macbeth, Verdi did not envisage beauty of sound but an expressive tonal language, unafraid of hollow or even ugly sounds. </p> Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Macbeth	29 Tuesday Simon Boccanegra 2019-10-29T19:00:00+01:00 2019-10-29T22:00:00+01:00 <p>Verdi's masterpiece<em> Simon Boccanegra</em> - often undervalued - tells the story of a man whose fate is determined by love and politics. Starting off as a buccaneer he ascends to the Doge of Geneva, shaken by fate, intrigues and class struggles. His wife dies, he looses his child - to retrieve it only shortly before his death in peace. With this opera, Verdi presents on of his most mature, touching and yet uncommon oeuvres: To be enjoyed at Wiener Staatsoper in Peter Stein's gracefully built staging.</p> Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:00 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Simon Boccanegra	30 Wednesday Don Pasquale 2019-10-30T19:30:00+01:00 2019-10-30T22:00:00+01:00 <p>Take an elderly bachelor Don Pasquale, who wants to try his hand at love again and a clumsy lad, Ernsto who has given up on true love. Add to this a cunning friend called Malatesta with a talent for pulling strings and scheming. And finally, sly Norina who sends people on wild goose chases and saves her relationship with Ernesto. These are the ingredients for Gaetano Donizetti’s lively comedy – vivdly staged by Irina Brook</p> Gaetano Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Don Pasquale	31 Thursday Werther 2019-10-31T19:30:00+01:00 2019-10-31T22:00:00+01:00 <p>Jules Massenet’s <em>Werther</em> is based on Goethe’s famous epistolary novel <em>The Sorrows of Young Werther</em> (<em>Die Leiden des jungen Werthers</em>). The operatic version of this tragic story about the unhappy young Werther, who is driven to suicide by his unfulfilled passion for the married Charlotte, has moved audiences for generations. The opera has a special connection with Vienna, as its world premiere took place to great success at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1892! In the current production by Andrei Serban the story is set in the 1950s. French conductor Frédéric Chaslin, who has a longstanding and close relationship with the house, will lead the performance series in September.</p> Jules Massenet Jules Massenet Wiener Staatsoper Wiener Staatsoper 19:30 - 22:00 1 intermission Opera Werther