Nominations for the Austrian Music Theatre Award
We are very pleased to have received four nominations for the Austrian Music Theatre Award 2025!
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A comedy about sex and power
Director Lotte de Beer in conversation about Mozart’s opera, class struggle, sex, power – and four very different perspectives on a musical masterpiece. Le nozze di Figaro premieres on 24 May 2025.
Applications open for the 2026-2028 Opera Studio
Here we go again! Our highly successful opera studio is entering its third round. From 15 May 2025, we will be accepting applications from young singers and pianists who want to grow at our opera house for two years and be a part of the future of music theatre.
"Touching musical theatre" hailed by critics: Press on Nureyev’s Dog
There was enthusiastic applause and cries of “Bravo!” at the premiere of Nurejews Hund (Nureyev’s Dog). Now, the first press reviews are in!
Lotte de Beer presents the 2025/26 season
In our video for the 2025/26 season, Lotte de Beer personally presents our premieres and planned projects. Click in and get inspired!
The season 2025/26
We bring color into life! Touching, gripping, humorous, and diverse – that’s how one could describe the upcoming 2025/26 season: twelve premieres, two revivals, seventeen repertoire productions, and numerous special events are on the program.
Woof: The first photos of Nureyev’s Dog are here
The first photos of Nureyev’s Dog are here – and they’ve got us barking with excitement! A family show that’ll have you begging to join the pack – click through and get a first impression!
"‘If Musical, Then Like This!’: Press Reviews of Follies
Follies was met with acclaim at its premiere. Now the first press reviews are in: “Cheers for the ensemble,” they say as well.
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Musical Walkies
The Volksoper has gone to the dogs. We invited author Peter te Nuyl, composer and conductor Keren Kagarlitsky, and director and choreographer Florian Hurler for a three-way interview about the premiere of Nurejews Hund (Nureyev’s Dog).
