Name: Friday Afternoon
Start: 2026-06-19T17:00:00
Location: Das MuTh

Embark on an adventure that blurs the lines between good and evil with 'The Magic Flute' at Volksoper Wien, a tale of complex characters and enchanting music. Simultaneously, music lovers can revel in the harmonious voices of the Vienna Boys' Choir as they bring joy through American and Austrian melodies, celebrating cultural connections in 'The Concert In The New Year' and 'Friday Afternoon' at Das MuTh.

A Journey Through Music and Emotion: The Magic Flute & Vienna Boys' Choir

Das MuTh in Vienna is a true cultural melting pot, offering a spectacular lineup of events that blend classical traditions with modern innovation. From the ethereal Ballet Of Lights to the intimate Chamber Music sessions for the very young, and the revolutionary Schiller Ballads, each performance is a testament to artistic excellence. Join us as we delve into these diverse offerings and explore what makes them truly unique.

A Symphony of Cultures: Captivating Performances at Das MuTh, Vienna

Discover a series of captivating events at Das MuTh, Vienna, where ballet, opera, and music merge to create an eclectic artistic experience. From the dazzling 'Ballet of Lights' to the culturally rich 'Cultural Lunch,' these events promise to engage the senses and captivate audiences of all ages. Join music educator Birgit Reithofer for 'Concerts For The Very Youngest,' or delve into choral harmonies with 'Friday Afternoon.' Experience opera with 'The Fairy Queen' or explore Joseph Roth's literary world in 'The Showpient & The Empire's Bust.'

A Soaring Symphony: Delightful Dance and Music Events at Das MuTh

Embark on a cultural journey at Das MuTh, Vienna, where diverse art forms blend to create unforgettable experiences. From classical ballet to contemporary dance, opera, and jazz, this venue hosts an array of performances that captivate and inspire audiences of all ages. With events like 'Ballet Of Lights' and 'The Fairy Queen', each show brings a unique narrative and artistic expression that challenges conventions and embraces creativity. Discover the vibrant world of music and dance at Das MuTh, a beacon for artistic exploration and innovation.

Das MuTh: Vienna's Hub for Artistic Fusion and Imagination

Erasmus Baumgartner

Das MuTh

Vienna Boys' Choir

Classical ballet and modern technique unite to create a unique artistic masterpiece, where exquisite dancers literally light up the stage with dazzling performances and costumes that sparkle in the dark. The timeless fairytale of the cursed princess awakened by the kiss of her true love is brought to life in breathtaking visual splendor, as perfect pirouettes and gravity-defying leaps cast a kaleidoscope of colors across the stage. A magically beautiful production that transcends tradition and takes you on a journey beyond imagination.

Ballet Of Lights

Augarten

The world of music is waiting to be explored! So we invite our youngest discoverers to crawl, babble, laugh, listen, sing, play, and dance! Together with music educator Birgit Reithofer, we'll explore music with all our senses right on stage. Let yourselves be swept away and experience the sounds of violin, piano, guitar, or double bass up close. We look forward to making music and discovering together!

Concerts For The Very Youngest

This is how they are known and loved all over the world: 24 boys in sailor suits and their conductor demonstrate that music is the international language of emotions.

Friday Afternoon

The fairy queen Titania, spirits of the night, a singing poet, the peasant couple Mopsa and Corydon, journeymen craftsmen, and many more characters find themselves in the woods on a balmy summer night – chaos is inevitable. But what role does the cunning goblin Puck play in all this?

The Fairy Queen

Ode to Nature(Concept: Timotej Kosovinc) is more than a concert – it's a sensory journey and a deeply moving experience. At its heart is nature, our greatest source of inspiration. Yet modern life increasingly alienates us from it, especially in cities where genuine contact has become rare. But when nature becomes tangible again, we realize: it is our origin, full of beauty, power, and diversity. This concert celebrates nature with music and visuals – impressive, moving, and unforgettable.

Cultural Lunch

“I am a Frenchman from the East, a humanist, a rationalist with religion, a Catholic with a Jewish brain, a true revolutionary.” This is how Joseph Roth, the celebrated writer born in 1894 in Eastern Galicia, now Ukraine, characterized himself. Erwin Steinhauer and the Ukrainian accordionist Andrej Serkov conjure up Roth’s literary worlds together. First, with “The Model Pupil,” about an ambitious man who seems to succeed at everything, while laughter and love remain out of his reach. Then with the novella “The Emperor’s Bust,” in which Roth sends Count Morstin into exile through the crumbling monarchy, a situation into which he himself was forced in 1933.

The Showpient & The Empire's Bust

MUK/tanzt/juniors presents the students of the new Pre-College Dance program and the preparatory dance course at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna with a diverse program. The choreographies are rehearsed in the classes of Classical Dance and Improvisation, Contemporary Dance, House Dance, Historical Dance, Character Dance, Acrobatics, and Rhythmics, and offer insight into the artistic diversity of the preparatory dance classes at MUK.

MUK/dances/juniors

This year's graduates of the Contemporary and Classical Dance program will present an evening of current, contemporary choreographies at the end of their dance studies at MUK.

Articulation

Only the original instrumentation – and not one of many arrangements. That was the strict requirement of the three musical adventurers, Daniel Ottensamer, Stephan Koncz, and Christoph Traxler. The result is a complete anthology for clarinet trio, from which three pieces were chosen for an exciting journey. It begins with the healing power of bel canto sounds. For after a breakdown in Italy, Vincenzo Bellini enthusiast Mikhail Glinka essentially healed himself with the composition of his Trio pathétique. John Ireland then takes us to Britain's coast, complete with a sea shanty, before we reach the summit with the trio titan Beethoven.

Theclarinet Trio Anthology

TheMartin ListabarthTrio presents inMuThhis new album “In Her FootstepsThe program was inspired by the Viennese world traveler Ida Pfeiffer, who circumnavigated the globe twice solo in the 19th century. Her captivating travelogues form the starting point for a musical exploration brimming with curiosity and a thirst for adventure. The music blends narrative jazz with influences from classical and pop. In sensitive, powerful, and sometimes even tongue-in-cheek compositions, Listabarth tells of early dreams, forbidden love, caravans through the desert, encounters with foreign cultures, and an unquenchable inner drive to discover the world. It's about more than just historical anecdotes: Ida Pfeiffer's life touches on universal themes such as departure, curiosity, disappointment, courage, and overcoming boundaries. Martin Listabarth transforms Ida Pfeiffer's life into a soundtrack for the here and now.

Martin Listabarthtrio

Childhood is a special topic in Japan: how children celebrate and play, what rights and, even more importantly, responsibilities they have, how their daily routine is structured, what rules apply at school, how instruments are taught, what rituals are observed in music lessons, and how music is notated – we explore all of this between the musical pieces. Japanese music cherishes the marimba: Keiko Abe composed "Reflections on Japanese Children's Songs II" for marimba duo. The marimba, as a modern instrument of the 20th century, blends beautifully in a duo with the bamboo flute, the shakuhachi. Marimba and shakuhachi perform a composition by their master, Hosan Yamamoto. Dieter Strehly spent a year in Japan studying the shakuhachi – a bamboo flute – while Gaby Zechmeister mastered the koto, a curved zither. The sound of the koto and shakuhachi together is enchanting, and we demonstrate how it is notated. In Japan, the koto is reverently called O-Koto, and the performance begins with a bow. The Austrian premiere of a duo by Japanese composer Dai Fujikura, "Kodama"—a hymn to tree spirits and ghosts—will be performed!

Tamagotchi And Animé

Operetta melodies by Johann Strauss, Emmerich Kálmán, and Franz Lehár are part of the New Favoriten Mandolin Orchestra's regular repertoire. This concert, steeped in tradition, celebrates the orchestra's 75th anniversary and is committed to offering a special program. This includes compositions dedicated to the orchestra over its long history, such as "Mein Favoriten" by Ernst Mifka. You can also look forward to vocal performances by our guests Katharina Jing An Gebauer and Alexander Mutafchiyski, a surprise, and the witty commentary by Victor Kautsch. Eduard Papazoff will conduct the concert.

Friday Afternoon

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