Saint François d’Assise – Behind the scenes with Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Ariadne auf Naxos 2026 – Behind the scenes with Echo

Così fan tutte 2026 – „Sento, o Dio, che questo piede“

A farewell that marks the beginning of a great game of deception: COSÌ FAN TUTTE at the Salzburg Festival 2026.

Maxime Pascal conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the final moments of the last performance at the Salzburg Festival.

Ariadne auf Naxos – Craftmanship

A huge thank you to our wonderful workshops, whose skill, precision and passion are behind so many of the scenes that ultimately grace our stages.

Saint François d’Assise – Behind the scenes

Saint François d’Assise – A Tour of the Exhibition with Philippe Sly

Ariadne auf Naxos – Dress of the Naiad

For our opera productions, costumes are created in our workshops that bring the unique world of each production to life – such as the extraordinary costume of the Naiad in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS.

Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Ingeborg Bachmann and Hans Werner Henze

Georg Nigl and Ingo Metzmacher in a TerraceTalk on the concert performance of the opera Der Prinz von Homburg.

Carmen – Escamillo

Ariadne auf Naxos – Christina Nilsson

In Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos”, Ariadne is abandoned on the deserted island of Naxos, where she waits for death and longs to leave the world of the living.