Theater an der Wien

Music theater and opera from the Early Baroque to today – of the highest quality and in modern aesthetics – are the specialty of Theater an der Wien. As a seasonal opera house, there are regular premieres as well as concertante operas, concerts, and new music theater formats.

Vienna is a city of opera – the Theater an der Wien enjoys the favor of the Viennese audience, as do the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Volksoper.

2022/23: Sparkling music theater under new artistic direction

Stefan Herheim, one of the most sought-after opera directors of our time, is the new artistic director. The 2022/23 season lines up a huge 140 events dedicated to music theater from the Early Baroque to the present day:

13 staged music theater productions
nine concertante opera highlights
late-night series and dissemination format "TaWumm!"

Stimulating and exciting productions offer a fantastic way to experience impressive oratorios by Georg Friedrich Händel, rarely performed masterpieces of Viennese classical music, passionate belcanto operas, powerful music drama of the modern age and the present day, enchanting one-act plays for the whole family and finally again the genre of operetta (Jacques Offenbach's "La Périchole"), which historically developed at the Theater an der Wien.

Until 2024: Performance venue MuseumsQuartier

Until the Theater an der Wien opens its doors again for the 2024/25 season in fully renovated splendor, the large new productions will be held in Hall E in the heart of the MuseumsQuartier – a performance venue with 800 seats and ideally suited to music theater. In this unique setting in one of the world's largest cultural areas, surrounded by fantastic museums, the innovative Tanzquartier Wien, and an appealing dining scene, there is a whole bunch of cultural synergies, right through to a cooperation with the Vienna Festival.

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The Theater an der Wien has its performance venue in Hall E until 2024 – in the heart of the MuseumsQuartier culture hotspot. – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

MuseumsQuartier, central courtyard — As a meeting point, the MuseumsQuartier combines art, scene, lifestyle, and dining. – © Herta Hurnaus

Opera House Theater an der Wien, view from the street — Theater an der Wien, entrance – © Rupert Steiner/Theater an der Wien

Theater an der Wien auditorium — © Peter M. Mayr

Theater an der Wien — © WienTourimus/Paul Bauer

Theater an der Wien, bird's view, next to Naschmarkt — The Theater an der Wien, opposite the Naschmarkt – © Peter M. Mayr

Theater an der Wien, Beethoven's plaque — A memorial plaque reminds us that Ludwig van Beethoven also lived at Theater an der Wien, among other places. – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

The Theater an der Wien has its performance venue in Hall E until 2024 – in the heart of the MuseumsQuartier culture hotspot. – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

As a meeting point, the MuseumsQuartier combines art, scene, lifestyle, and dining. – © Herta Hurnaus

Theater an der Wien, entrance – © Rupert Steiner/Theater an der Wien

The Theater an der Wien, opposite the Naschmarkt – © Peter M. Mayr

A memorial plaque reminds us that Ludwig van Beethoven also lived at Theater an der Wien, among other places. – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Tip: Kammeroper

The second performance venue of the Theater an der Wien is the Kammeroper – an ideal setting for smaller works that blend music and theater. Highly talented next-generation artists appear on stage here alongside established actors. The audience and performers get especially close to one another in the little opera house in the heart of the city.

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Chamber Opera, cast is bowing to the auditorium — Kammeroper – © Peter M. Mayr

Vienna Chamber Opera - Entrance - Streetview — Kammeroper – © Peter M. Mayr

Vienna Kammeroper, audience in the auditorium — Kammeroper – © Peter M. Mayr

Wiener Kammeroper, exterior shot, entrance — © Peter M. Mayr

Hall E in the MuseumsQuartier

Museumsplatz 1
1070 Vienna

Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps (Double swinging doors160 cm wide)
- Car parks Main entrance
  - 6 Parking spaces for people with disabilities
- Elevator available
  - Door 110 cm wide
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Special offers for people with disabilities
  Inductive audio systems in the auditoriums (Hall E and G).
- Comments
  Access to all exhibition rooms and restaurant/café: no steps.
  
  6 free parking spaces for visitors with special needs on the premises (access: Burggasse / Volkstheater) with proper identification and 4 parking spaces for visitors with special needs in the parking garage (basement level 2 next to elevator, access: main entrance Museumsplatz).

Map Points of interest in the area

Theater an der Wien

Linke Wienzeile 6
1060 Vienna

Comments
- Currently closed for renovation. Until fall 2024, the major new productions will take place in Hall E in the MuseumsQuartier.
Vienna City Card
- Your benefit with the Vienna City Card: -10%
  Additional information on the offer: Discount in categories A to D for all staged and concert opera performances (valid until the end of the 2022/23 season)
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps
- Car parks Main entrance
  - Parking spaces for people with disabilities
    in front of the theatre (from 6 pm)
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - 2 Wheelchair spaces available (stalls)
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Map Points of interest in the area

Chamber Opera (Kammeroper)

Fleischmarkt 24
1010 Vienna

Vienna City Card
- Your benefit with the Vienna City Card: -10%
Prices
- Vienna Card reductions only for productions of the Theater an der Wien at Wiener Kammeroper
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
- Comments
  Not wheelchair accessible, no wheelchair places without steps.