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.

Spectacular musical theater in 2023/24

Stefan Herheim, one of the most sought-after opera directors of our time, is the Artistic Director of the Theater an der Wien. For the 2023/24 season he will present a program that incorporates 350 years of opera history. Among the 13 staged productions are:

Les Martyrs (Gaetano Donizetti)
Theodora (Georg Friedrich Händel)
Schwanda the Bagpiper (Jaromír Weinberger)
Candide (Leonard Bernstein)
Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod)
The Great Kubla Khan of the Tartars (Antonio Salieri; premiere of the original Italian version).
Richard III (Henry Purcell/William Shakespeare)
Where the Wild Things Are (Family opera by Oliver Knussen)

A special project, Friday the Thirteenth, will take place at a new venue, the Reaktor, to mark the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schönberg’s birth. There will also be nine concert evenings, late night events and the cultural mediation TaWumm!.

The stars of the season

An array of renowned singers have been engaged by Theater an der Wien for the 2023/24 season, including John Osborn, Mélissa Petit, Andrè Schuen, Jacquelyn Wagner, Pavol Breslik and Vera-Lotte Boecker. The list of internationally acclaimed directors is equally as impressive: Tobias Kratzer (designated Artistic Director of the Hamburg Opera), Lydia Steier (making her debut in Vienna), Nikolaus Habjan, Marie-Eve Signeyrole and Artistic Director Stefan Herheim in his role as director. Among those conducting are Jérémie Rhorer, Petr Popelka, Bejun Mehta, Marin Alsop, Christophe Rousset and Michael Boder. Collaborations with the Arnold Schoenberg Choir (the resident choir of the Theater an der Wien), the Wiener Symphoniker and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra will continue.

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.

1 of 7

7 pictures

Halle E+G Kunsthalle — 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.

1 of 4

4 pictures

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 doors 160 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