In German, it's called the Wiener Staatsoper. In English, it's Vienna State Opera. This is one of world's most legendary opera houses. and with 1,709 seats, and room for 567 more standing, it's also ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Don't miss the landmark Secession Building, just a short walk from the Vienna State Opera. Head down to the basement to see Klimt's amazing "Beethoven Frieze," while listening ...

Thirty-five years ago, I visited Vienna on my first backpacking trip to Europe. I have a faint memory of touring the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Naturhistorisches Museum, Schönbrunn Palace, and ...

The “Safety Curtain” series at the Vienna State Opera has put artwork from all over the world in front of audiences since 1998. By Farah Nayeri The Vienna State Opera is not exactly a go-to place for ...

A portmanteau of Otto Wagner visuals and works of his Viennese Secession friends, the Vienna State Opera’s Parsifal is often gorgeous to look at, and offers nothing to remember, except that vague ...

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The American artist Tauba Auerbach, who among artnet News’ 10 most expensive living female artists of 2015, has been selected to design the Vienna State Opera’s curtain for the 2016/2017 season. The ...

Kate Lindsey as Orlando in Olga Neuwirth's Orlando. (c) Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn The titular character of the genre and gender-bending, time-traveling and era-encompassing Orlando - from ...

Milan’s famed opera house is cracking down on the underdressed, even as it and other European opera companies try to attract a wider audience. By Amelia Nierenberg This was featured in live coverage.