Vienna opera house code#
Note that a Vienna Pass sightseeing pass includes one-time participation on the tour you should get a discount code to use when booking the tour online. Understandably, no fixed schedule exists for tour times, especially during the opera season (September to June) when the nature of the ever-changing daily performances can limit access.įortunately, the Staatsoper does provide an advance timetable and online booking information here. For example, the State Opera House has some 180,000 costumes at its disposal and 200 stagehands work every day to make those backstage changes.Īll-in-all, the tour’s a lovely way to see inside (literally and figuratively) one of the world’s greatest opera venues. While the sights impress, perhaps the real highlights are the stories, anecdotes and facts whipped out by the tour guide. It’s been a while since my tour, so check locally to see the current route they take you on through the opera house. (Gustav Mahler was once Staatsoper director and an important moderniser of the opera-going experience. In one unobtrusive corner sits a travelling piano that belonged to none other than Gustav Mahler.
Vienna opera house series#
The Schwindfoyer: a beautifully-restored intermission room dating back to the building’s constructionġ50-year-old chandeliers light the room, with the walls and ceilings graced by gilt floral decoration, frescoes, and a series of composer busts: Rossini, Mozart, Gluck, Schubert, Haydn, Beethoven, and others who knew their way around sheet music.Large wooden doors lead almost directly to the Emperor’s box and the room has more decorative elements that you can shake a libretto at. The Teesalon: the average opera goer typically misses this sneak peek into the former private chamber of Emperor Franz Joseph.Personal highlights for me on the tour I went on were…
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