Stage Director

The Marschallin spends a night with her young lover Octavian. In the morning, Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau disturbs the idyll and asks her to find a suitable bearer of the silver rose for his bride Sophie, the daughter of the rich Faninal.

Der Rosen­kavalier

Vienna State Opera

He asks the marshal for a suitable candidate to deliver a silver rose to his very young bride Sophie - daughter of the newly ennobled, rich Lord of Faninal. The Marschallin suggests Octavian. She reflects melancholically on the transience of life. With a »light heart and light hands«, she wants to let Octavian go one day..

Der Rosenkavalier

In desperation, he buys a supposed love potion from the shady quack Dulcamara - in reality just wine. By chance, Nemorino inherits money and is suddenly desired, which arouses Adina's jealousy. Eventually she realizes her true feelings. In the end, the two find each other and Nemorino firmly believes in the effects of his "elixir".

L'Elisir d'amore

To win her over, he buys a love potion from the quack doctor Dulcamara - in reality a bottle of wine. But of course it is not the wine that ensures a happy ending, but his loving heart - and Adina's.

L'elisir d'amore

Heartache, heartbreak, the whole nine yards – four starving artists – love in a shabby attic loft – the swank boulevards where people live life with a capital "L", but Mimi is destined to die. Her tiny hand: ice cold! Otto Schenk's incredibly opulent, eternally valid production continues to fascinate audiences. All of Paris is magically transported onto the stage here.  So beautiful you could cry!

La Bohème

Max-Joseph-Platz

The penniless and insecure Nemorino loves the rich and well-read Adina.

To win her over, he buys a love potion from the quack doctor Dulcamara - in reality a bottle of wine. But of course it is not the wine that ensures a happy ending, but his loving heart - and Adina's.

Wiener Staatsoper

Following his heroic performance as Siegfried in the Met’s 2019 Ring cycle, dashing Austrian tenor Andreas Schager returns as the knight Tannhäuser in Wagner’s ravishing opera of love, lust, and redemption. Soprano Elza van den Heever is the pure and virtuous princess Elisabeth, alongside mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as the tempting goddess of love, Venus. Maestro Donald Runnicles takes the podium for Otto Schenk’s classic production, which also features baritone Christian Gerhaher in his Met debut as Tannhäuser’s companion knight Wolfram and bass Georg Zeppenfeld as Landgraf Hermann.

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Tannhäuser

Lincoln Center

Intrigue, mistaken identities and amorous adventures in 19th century Vienna. The wealthy Gabriel von Eisenstein is sentenced to prison, but escapes his fate by going to a party.

Die Fledermaus

France, around the time of the French Revolution: the revolutionary-minded poet Andrea Chénier falls into the clutches of Robespierre's reign of terror and is suspected of being a counter-revolutionary.

Stage Director

Otto Schenk

Events

Upcoming events

May 5, 2026 - May 18, 2027

L'Elisir d'amore · Wiener Staatsoper

May 9, 2026 - Feb 19, 2027

Der Rosenkavalier · Wiener Staatsoper

Dec 31, 2026 - Jan 6, 2027

Die Fledermaus · Wiener Staatsoper

18 - 30 Jun, 2027

Andrea Chénier · Wiener Staatsoper

Past events

May 9, 2026 - Feb 19, 2027

Der Rosenkavalier · Wiener Staatsoper

9 - 18 May, 2026

Der Rosenkavalier · Wiener Staatsoper

About

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Stage Director

Otto Schenk

Events

Upcoming events

May 5, 2026 - May 18, 2027

L'Elisir d'amore · Wiener Staatsoper

May 9, 2026 - Feb 19, 2027

Der Rosen­kavalier · Wiener Staatsoper

Dec 31, 2026 - Jan 6, 2027

Die Fledermaus · Wiener Staatsoper

18 - 30 Jun, 2027

Andrea Chénier · Wiener Staatsoper

Past events

May 9, 2026 - Feb 19, 2027

Der Rosen­kavalier · Wiener Staatsoper

9 - 18 May, 2026

Der Rosenkavalier · Wiener Staatsoper

About

Otto Schenk hasn't added a bio

Der Rosenkavalier · Wiener Staatsoper

Der Rosenkavalier · Wiener Staatsoper