| State Opera House in Vienna, Austria. |
| Tuesday, 06 October 2009 20:57 |
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The Vienna State Opera in Vienna is one of the premier opera addresses in the world .You can enjoy a great variety of operas on the highest artistic level. Because after all, the program at the renowned stage changes every day. More than 60 operas and ballet works on 287 days for the 2009-10 season - this density of performances puts the Vienna State Opera in the first tier among opera houses. Top international soloists, directors and stage designers greatly enjoy presenting their art to knowledgeable and discerning Viennese audiences. And the roster of directors of the august house on Vienna’s Ring Boulevard contains a number of eminent musicians such as Gustav Mahler (1897 - 1907), Richard Strauss (1919 - 1924), Herbert von Karajan (1956 - 1964) and Claudio Abbado (1986 - 1991).The repertory of the Vienna State Opera offers an impressive cross-section of the entire range of operas – among the works are Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco,” W. A. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” and Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” In the 2009-10 season , aside from the four premieres with star-studded casts, the program includes the formidable project of staging the "Ring of the Nibelungen" under Franz Welser-Möst, directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf, will be brought to a close with "Götterdämmerung" and "Rheingold"; in Charles Gounod's "Faust," Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna will be starring together; there will be a staging of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece "Eugene Onegin." |
| Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 October 2009 21:06 |
