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1. About the Volksoper
The Volksoper is an opera house in Vienna.
The Volksoper has existed for over 120 years.
There is space in the Volksoper
for around 1,300 spectators.
The Volksoper plays approximately 300 performances per year.
So you can almost every evening
visit another piece.
The Volksoper is closed in July and August.
Lotte de Beer has been director of the Volksoper Vienna since 2022.
2. What performances can you see at the Volksoper?
The Volksoper primarily shows operas, operettas,
Musicals and ballets.
Operas are a type of theater.
Operas tell their plot with music.
There are singers and an orchestra.
Sometimes there is also a choir
and ballet dancers.
In many operas there is only singing.
There is often no spoken text.
But there are also operas with spoken text
between the individual songs.
In operas, songs are called “arias.”
Operettas are similar to operas.
Operettas have music, singing and spoken text.
Operettas are pieces with light music for everyone.
The content is funny or touching.
There is often dance and ballet in operettas.
Musicals are a more modern type of stage play.
The first musicals were in the 1920s
performed in New York.
Later there were musicals in London too.
From there they have each other
widespread in the rest of the world.
The music is more modern than in operas or operettas.
It is often influenced by 20th century music.
For example jazz, pop or blues.
Musicals tell a story
with singing, dancing, acting,
spoken text and music.
Ballets are stage plays,
which often only feature music and dance.
This is how they tell their story.
There is often no singing
and no spoken text.
There are also ballets that have no plot.
These ballets are all about the dance.
All these stage plays
play in different places.
You have to represent these places on stage.
This is what stage design, painting,
various objects, lighting and technology.
Masks and costumes match the singers’ roles.
The musicians and the singers
work with a musical director.
These are the conductors.
The director designs and directs the plays.
The actors are directed
and tells the stories of the pieces.
Different directors often design
the same pieces completely different.
3. In what language do the performances at the Volksoper take place?
The Volksoper often performs pieces in German.
But sometimes there is
Performances in other languages:
If the pieces are in another language
have been written.
Sometimes it’s Italian, sometimes it’s English.
In our program every piece is:
what language we play it in.
In the Vienna Volksoper you can do many pieces
read the text in other languages.
That’s what there is above the stage for
a so-called surtitle system.
Translations of the text are available there
in different languages.
For example in German or English.
In our game plan and also
in the printed monthly program,
whether there are surtitles for a piece.
There it also says,
in which language the surtitles are.
4. Would you like more information about the pieces you can see at the Volksoper?
You can find our schedule here.
All the pieces are in the game plan,
which we play in the Volksoper.
With each piece there is “information in simple language”.
Here you will find the most important information
to every performance.
For example: Who wrote the play
and composed the music?
What is it about?
And other important information about the piece.
You can click on the individual pieces in the game plan.
Then you come to photos of the performance.
Plus, there are almost always videos.
You can also play the videos more slowly.
To do this, click on the small gear at the bottom right of the video.
Then click “Playback Speed”.
If you click “0.25”, “0.5” or “0.75”,
play the video slower.
0.25 is much slower, 0.5 is slower
and 0.75 is a bit slower.
5. A visit to the Volksoper
You can find the Volksoper here:
Vienna Volksoper
Währinger Straße 78
1090 Wien
Information: 0043-1-514 44-3670
Public transportation:
Subway line U6, trams 40, 41, 42, bus 40A
“Währinger Straße / Volksoper” stop
6. How do I find out which pieces are playing in the Volksoper and how long the pieces last?
In our game plan
all performances of the Volksoper are available.
They are arranged by date.
In the game plan on the Internet
and the printed schedule says,
when the performances start and end.
The cast of the pieces is also listed there:
That means:
- Who is playing?
- Who is responsible for the music?
- Who is responsible for the dance?
- Who directed it and so on.
At premieres we only know after the dress rehearsal
how long the performances last.
7. How and where can I buy tickets for the Volksoper?
- You can buy tickets for the Vienna Volksoper
buy on the internet. - With a credit card you can use cards
also buy by phone.
Phone: 01-513 1 513 - But it’s best to come to one of our cash desks.
There you can personally
talk to our employees.
They can advise you.
You can buy exactly the tickets
that best suit you.
There is a box office in the Volksoper:
Address:
Währinger Straße 78
1090 Wien
Public transportation:
Subway line U6, trams 40, 41, 42, bus 40A
Stop: “Währinger Straße / Volksoper”
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m
Different opening times apply on public holidays and in summer.
There is also a cash desk in downtown Vienna:
Box office in the foyer of the Vienna State Opera
Address:
Opernring 2 / Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz
1010 Wien
Public transportation:
Subway lines U1, U2, U4, trams 1, 2, D, 62, 65, 71
Stop: “Karlsplatz / Opera”
Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m
Sundays and public holidays: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m
The cash desk is sometimes closed on public holidays and in summer.
8. How much do tickets for the Volksoper cost?
The cards cost different prices.
It depends on,
where you want to sit,
and which performance you want to go to.
The employees at the checkouts
and the information department will be happy to help you!
There are many discounts.
Just ask our employees about it.
Here are just a few possible discounts:
With a disability certificate you pay half.
A registered companion only pays half.
Unemployed people get remaining tickets cheaper,
if performances are not sold out.
These remaining tickets are available at the box office.
You can purchase them starting 20 minutes before the performance.
There is an idea for everyone
a total of 4 free tickets for people,
who have the culture pass.
You get the tickets at the box office,
from half an hour before the performance.
If you want to pick up the cards,
you must show your culture pass.
There is only one ticket per person.
If the 4 free cards are already gone,
Unfortunately there are no others for this performance.
9. What do I have to wear when I go to the Volksoper?
You can watch the performances in the Volksoper
visit with any clothing.
You don’t have to wear a suit or evening dress.
We look forward to receiving suitable clothing:
You’re just right with us in jeans and a shirt
like in a suit or dress.
10. What else do I need to know?
The Volksoper has an elevator.
The elevator to the balcony and gallery is in the parquet area.
It’s to the left of the cloakrooms.
You can access the Vienna Volksoper barrier-free.
To the left of the main entrance
is a separate entrance with a bell and ramp.
From there you go to the checkout
and to the stalls area in the auditorium.
They are allowed to have registered guide dogs for the blind
take it into the house and into the auditorium.
11. The history of the Volksoper
Today’s Volksoper Vienna
was opened in 1898.
At that time it was called the “Imperial Jubilee City Theater”.
At the beginning there are only
spoken plays were performed.
From 1903 there are also operas
and pieces with singing were performed.
In 1904 the Vienna City Theater was called the “Volksoper”.
World-famous singers
are already at the beginning of your career
performed at the Volksoper.
For example Maria Jeritza, Leo Slezak
or Richard Tauber.
Alexander Zemlinsky war hier Dirigent.
From 1906 he was the first bandmaster.
In March 1938 the National Socialists
took power in Austria.
This also applies to the employees of the Volksoper
brought great suffering.
Jean Ernest and Alexander Kowalewski
were the directors of the Volksoper at the time.
The National Socialists exchanged them immediately.
In all areas of the Volksoper
people have been laid off.
Artists and employees are persecuted,
expelled and murdered.
The Volksoper then has
called the “Opera House of the City of Vienna”.
In World War II there were bombs
the Vienna State Opera destroyed.
It was reopened in 1955.
Until then, the artists of the Vienna State Opera have
played in the Volksoper.
Since then the Volksoper has been back
an independent music theater with opera,
Operetta and musicals.
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