Wiener Staatsoper
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What's on here
Why go
- The foyer frescoes by Moritz von Schwind in the front section, which survived the wartime fire
- The safety curtain, hung with contemporary art since 1998, where Cy Twombly and Kara Walker have shown works
- Each seat's own screen, with subtitles in up to 8 languages; English, German and the original language always offered
- The Vienna Opera Ball, held here each year on the last Thursday of Fasching carnival season
The hall
- capacity
- 1,709 seats
- standing room
- 435 places
- upper seats
- Steeply pitched and close to the ceiling Clothing should suit close seating, as guests sit in close contact in the rows.
Tickets and box office
- Seats can be bought for the current month and the next two months.
- Performances more than two months ahead can be pre-ordered up to a month before regular sales begin.
- About three months before the performance month, a share of tickets is released before regular sales open.
- Standing-room tickets are sold only on the day of the performance.
- The standing-room queue forms about two hours before the performance.
- Paid tickets generally cannot be returned, even for illness or changed travel plans.
- Unwanted tickets can be listed on the opera's commission exchange for resale.
- Exchanges or returns outside the commission exchange are possible only if a performance is cancelled or changed.
- Tickets already resold on the resale platform lose their validity.
- Tickets from subscriptions or ticket cycles are returned through the subscription office.
- Box offices and intermission buffets take both cash and card.
- Program booklets can only be bought in cash from the Audience Service.
- Online children's tickets must be collected on the performance day, up to 30 minutes before the start.
- Premiere performances of opera and ballet are excluded from the children's ticket offer.
- Productions rated 16 or older are excluded from the children's ticket offer.
Interesting facts8
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The people of Vienna call it the erste Haus am Ring, the first house on the Ring.
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The design took its model from the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza.
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A tent on the roof hosts the house's children's productions.
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By day, the outside screen shows a replica of the façade, which the screen otherwise covers.
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Vienna Philharmonic players are drawn from the opera's own orchestra.
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It runs a repertory system with permanent ensembles and a stock of rehearsed productions.
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It shares productions and orchestrations with La Scala in Milan.
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The plans once called for the whole exterior to be built of natural stone.
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Sources: Vienna State Opera - Wikipedia · Vienna/Innere Stadt - Wikivoyage (do) · The Vienna State Opera · Ticket Info | Vienna State Opera · Practical Information | Vienna State Opera · Wiener Staatsoper - Wikipedia · Opéra d'État de Vienne - Wikipedia · checked 18 Oct 2026
- Website
- wiener-staatsoper.at/
- Phone
- +43 1 514442250
Questions and answers
Can children go to the Wiener Staatsoper?
Children's tickets are available from age 5, up to two per purchase. Seats bought with a child ticket are for under-16s only.
Which Wiener Staatsoper performances are excluded from children's tickets?
Premieres of opera and ballet, and productions rated 16 or older, are left out of the children's offer. Online child tickets must be collected on the performance day, up to 30 minutes before the start.
Do I need to book Wiener Staatsoper tickets in advance?
Seats can be bought for the current month and the next two months, and later performances can be pre-ordered up to a month before regular sales. Standing-room places (435) are sold only on the day, from 10:00 a.m.
Are there English subtitles at the Wiener Staatsoper?
Each seat has its own screen with subtitles in up to 8 languages. English, German and the original language are always offered.
Are guided tours of the Wiener Staatsoper offered?
Guided tours are offered in several languages. The tour queue forms at the front side door about half an hour before the tour; the house stands at Opernring 2.
Can I take photos in the Wiener Staatsoper during a performance?
No. Photography and filming during the performance are not permitted. Private photos are allowed at the curtain call or during intermission.
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