Vienna State Opera house, Opera house in Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria.
Vienna State Opera is an opera house in Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria. The building follows Renaissance Revival style and holds a main auditorium with 1709 seats, along with marble halls displaying statues and paintings throughout its corridors.
The opening took place on May 25, 1869, with Mozart's Don Giovanni. After destruction by bombing in March 1945, the building was fully rebuilt in the following years.
The house is one of the few stages worldwide that presents a different performance every night, with singers and orchestra often holding just a single rehearsal before the premiere. The tradition of the New Year's Concert by the Philharmonic has been maintained here for decades and broadcast to many countries.
Visitors can buy standing room tickets for 3 to 4 euros per person, available 80 minutes before performances begin. Entrances are located around the building, and cloakrooms sit on the ground floor near the main access points.
The staircase in the entrance area displays seven statues, each representing one of the liberal arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, music, dance, poetry, and drama. Each figure holds attributes that point to its particular field.
Location: Innere Stadt
Inception: May 25, 1869
Architects: August Sicard von Sicardsburg, Eduard van der Nüll
Official opening: May 25, 1869
Architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture
Elevation above the sea: 175 m
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Operator: Wiener Staatsoper GmbH
Address: Opernring 2
Phone: +431514442250
Website: https://wiener-staatsoper.at
GPS coordinates: 48.20333,16.36917
Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:00
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The large opera halls of the nineteenth century tell the story of classical music through their walls. Built in the most important cities in the world, these buildings show many styles: some have simple neoclassical shapes, others have the decoration of neo-baroque, and a few embrace modern elements. Each hall shows how people thought about sound and performance at its time. From the Teatro San Carlo in Naples with its six tiers of boxes and ceiling paintings to the Paris Opera with its big marble staircase, these theaters form a special collection of architecture. From New York to Moscow, from Vienna to Milan, these halls are still alive places. The Scala in Milan has kept its horseshoe shape since the early days of the nineteenth century. The Metropolitan Opera in New York has a modern look with five layers of balconies. The Bolshoi in Moscow, recently fixed up, still impresses with its Greek-style columns and its bronze chariot. In Vienna, the State Opera reopened after the Second World War, in 1955. In London, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, and Venice, these theaters still play an important part in music life, welcoming the same passions as before. You can walk through these buildings, climb their stairs, sit under their decorated ceilings, and see how each room has its own special feel. Some rooms feel warm because of their golds and velvets. Others seem very clean and simple. Every hall has its own sound, its own shape, and its story carved in stone.
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