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Volksoper
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The Volksoper Wien, located just ten minutes outside the city centre, stages operettas "Die Fledermaus - The Bat", "Merry Widow", etc.) as well as operas ("The Magic Flute", "La Traviata", etc.), classical musicals ("My Fair Lady", "The Whizard of Oz", etc.) and ballet ("The Snow Queen", etc.). The season, which runs from September to July, consists of some 300 performances divided among some 35 different productions and revivals from previous years. Vienna and operetta - people from far and near will join the two whenever one comes up. Intriguing melodies, swirling dancers, the joy of life - all come together in the classical Viennese Operetta. Much of the music known and loved the world over from composers such as Johann Strauß, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán ... come from operettas such as "Die Fledermaus", The Merry Widow", "Countess Mariza".
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Neighborhood: Alsergrund
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  • Währinger Straße-Volksoper • 2 min walk
  • Michelbeuern-AKH • 8 min walk
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Katariina72
Innsbruck, Austria63 contributions
If you want quality opera, choose Staatsoper
Oct 2020 • Solo
Like its name says, it's Volksoper, common people's opera, more like musicals and operettas with average singers and actors than real opera with great opera singers. And because it's for common people, a lot of the audience are hillbillies who talk constantly and don't know how to behave and lots of kids (but the adults behave much worse!). The current "much praised" Magic Flute is really boring unless you like clumsy theatre. There is a lot more talking than singing; I'd say it's a musical, the arrangement is so weird you sometimes hardly recognise THE arias, singers' voices don't match, and Papageno can't sing. Staatsoper costs three times more but if you want to enjoy great opera, choose Staatsoper.
Written October 25, 2020
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WITraveler
Madison, WI4 contributions
Inflexible Refund Policy
Sep 2021
In June, I purchased five tickets to My Fair Lady's performance on 23 September 2021 via their online sales group, Culturall. Since two in our group had to cancel the trip to Vienna, I placed two tickets for sale on consignment with Culturall (8 September 2021). When I picked up the other three tickets early on 23 September, the lady in the box office said that I would receive a refund if the two tickets on consignment sold. Since two people actually sat in those two seats and the performance was sold out, I expected a refund to my credit card - as yet, I have not received a refund. When I contacted Culturall, I was told that the re-sale of the two tickets was an internal procedure to the Volksoper. I then contacted Volksoper and have received no response. It appears to me that they double sold at least two tickets.
Written October 20, 2021
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Cookiebaum
Zurich, Switzerland136 contributions
Decent
Nov 2022
The Volksoper is quite good, depending on what you‘re looking for. I personally liked the Fledermaus, except the last act where they added a lot of lines about austrian politics that don’t seem necessary, considering it plays in the late 19th century. It s not that I disagree with what they said, because I don’t, but just that it wasn’t needed. The singing and orchestra are very good tho.
Cabaret was fine too, although the robot like lady was a bit too omnipresent.

Something that annoyed me a lot is that they force you to hand in your coats and scarfs at the wardrobe and make you pay for it. You can make a rule if you want to, but forcing people to pay for something you want for personal reasons, is just wrong to me. Not a fan at all of it.
Written November 26, 2022
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Calamar2011
Minneapolis, MN49 contributions
Don Giovanni 2020: the worst production ever
Jan 2020 • Solo
The only good thing about my experience here was the price. At least it did not cost me much. I do not like to criticize my musicians colleagues, but this opera was a joke. I have been working with singers for more than thirty years and I cannot imagine that there are not better options around. The worst part was not even the poor singing, the nightmare came with the mise en scene. Impossible to understand a single thing. The poor singers were no directed at all; it was a succession of disconnected events with clown looks. New regia that is trying so hard to say something but he doesn’t even know where to start. I felt bad for the orchestra....I imagine the hours of painful rehearsals. No wonder the youth is not attending classical opera. Better product please, or everybody will run away from this sublime art. Vienna should keep a different standard.
Written January 2, 2020
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Jim G
Surprise, AZ263 contributions
Outstanding performance of The Sound of Music!
Apr 2023 • Couples
My wife and I booked an evening at the Volksoper and were fortunate enough to be able to see a wonderful performance of The Sound of Music. The venue is both historic and beautiful, easy to reach via public transportation and I honestly don’t think there is a bad seat in the house. Our seats were in the center of the lower balcony and we were able to see the entire performance and enjoy the acoustics from the amazing live orchestra.
We chose this location over the State Opera house as it seemed less “formal.” There were many families with small children and all were well-behaved and enthralled by the performance.
Would highly recommend Volksoper for anyone visiting Vienna!
Written April 8, 2023
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Giacomo G
71 contributions
Good option outside the classics
Jun 2022 • Couples
Located near the U6 Währingerstrasse metro station. Outside is under restructure, interiors are classic. Program is available online as well as ticketing. I went to see "The jungle book", funny but oriented to families. Paid 11 € for being at the highest lodge, good view of the stage but no view of the orchestra.
Written June 26, 2022
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Janet S
Greater London, UK169 contributions
Carmen
Jan 2020
Positives - beautiful building, easy transport links, cheap tickets in the gods which were good.
Negative - Carmen was the worse of opera I have ever seen. Their voices were good, but acting skills were wooden. It was the longest hours of my life.
Written January 30, 2020
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Susan K
16 contributions
Wonderful place to hear opera
Sep 2022 • Couples
We saw a Rossini opera here. The performance was excellent (in Italian with German surtitles). Had a less formal feel than the Staatsoper. Just make sure you have a taxi app handy because there was not a queue of taxis waiting at the end.
Written October 8, 2022
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Michael Turner
Lake Tahoe (California), CA64 contributions
Very good, very inexpensive--If you are an Opera fan, this is a must do!
Oct 2012 • Couples
If you are an opera fan visiting Vienna, this is a must see. They offer everything from from heavy operas to light operettas, with a few musicals as well.

Our seats were excellent: 8th row, center orchestra for Die Fledermaus and we only paid 70E per ticket. The performance was very well done and I'd like to add that despite the seats we purchased, there isn't a bad seat in the house.

Everyone speaks English (whether you call to purchase tickets or while you are there) and it's really easy to get to, just take the U6 (metro) to the Volksoper stop!

Buy your tickets with confidence and enjoy the show, and please let me know if you thought this review was at all 'helpful.'
Written October 22, 2012
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melbgirl123
Melbourne, Australia774 contributions
Exceptional Standard
Sep 2018 • Solo
I love Mozart and his opera The Magic Flute is by far my favourite. I have previously seen it twice in Melbourne performed by the Australian Opera Company, but the standard in Vienna is so much higher as is the orchestra. I was attending an orchestra or opera here in Vienna every night that I was here, I didn't want to spend that much on tickets so I purchased the cheapest ticket at 14 euros but I still had a very good seat and enjoyed the performance immensely. I chose to pick up the tickets at the venue and they were so organised, there was a line for repurchased tickets and I only had to state my name and they already had an envelope with my ticket prepared for me.

I really enjoyed the performer who played Papagaeno. I think the person who played Queen of Night did not have a strong enough voice though. Mozart wrote this aria for his sister in law who was renowned for having great depth and breath of voice and that is why this aria is still one of the most famous ones in Opera history, but her weak voice ruined it a bit. That would be my only criticism.

There are lots of cafes, shops and a metro station nearby so it was easily accessible for a tourist like me. I came here after visiting Sigmund Freud Museum. It is very close to Josephenium Museum too.
Written October 12, 2018
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