This was the 1st Vienna Opera Summer 2024 Belvedere with Mozart's Don Giovanni

Unique in Vienna

Twelve Opera Performances

English Subtitles

Spectacular Stage Setting

International Star Cast

Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Open-Air
Arena

Selected Gastronomy

This summer, we are performing in the very center of the city, the newly created OPERNARENA AM HEUMARKT, with the beautiful side façade of the Wiener Konzerthaus as an atmospheric stage backdrop, accompanied by impressive light projections. For our second season, from July 1 to 19, 2025, we have chosen one of the most famous Italian operas of all time, La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, for you. In our version, there is the ghost of the composer, played by Oscar actor Karl Markovics, who will tell the background to the story of Violetta, the beautiful, terminally ill courtesan with the noblest soul, between the fantastically beautiful melodies. In this way, we create an easy-to-understand opera experience that will delight both connoisseurs and newcomers alike, while the music sounds true to the original.

Vienna Opera Summer 2025: La Traviata

EXPERIENCE VERDI’S "LA TRAVIATA" UNDER THE OPEN SKY, AT THE OPERA ARENA AT HEUMARKT
The Vienna Opera Summer is a cultural open-air spectacle that transforms Vienna's Heumarkt into a unique open-air opera arena. From July 1 to 19, international opera stars, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Philharmonia Chorus perform a total of 12 shows on an open-air stage created by Manfred Waba. Presented by artistic director & conductor Joji Hattori, directed by Dominik am Zehnhof-Söns and with Oscar actor Karl Markovics as narrator between the musical numbers.
Enjoy top-class opera in the open air - a unique opera experience not to be missed.
This summer, we are performing in the very center of the city, the newly created OPERNARENA AM HEUMARKT, with the beautiful side façade of the Wiener Konzerthaus as an atmospheric stage backdrop, accompanied by impressive light projections. For our second season, from July 1 to 19, 2025, we have chosen one of the most famous Italian operas of all time, La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, for you. In our version, there is the ghost of the composer, played by Oscar actor Karl Markovics, who will tell the background to the story of Violetta, the beautiful, terminally ill courtesan with the noblest soul, between the fantastically beautiful melodies. In this way, we create an easy-to-understand opera experience that will delight both connoisseurs and newcomers alike, while the music sounds true to the original.

The opera arena at Heumarkt

A new location for the Vienna Opera Summer
After the great success of the debut season with Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Belvedere, the Vienna Opera Summer is moving. This July, the square of the Vienna Ice-Skating Club will be transformed under the direction of the renowned stage designer Manfred Waba (including the St. Margarethen Opera and the Mörbisch Lake Festival) into the city's most spectacular open-air stage.
Experience the cultural highlight of the summer in the unique opera arena at Heumarkt - an unrivalled experience!

WE CREATE CULTURE FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS!

This summer, we are performing in the very center of the city, the newly created OPERNARENA AM HEUMARKT, with the beautiful side façade of the Wiener Konzerthaus as an atmospheric stage backdrop, accompanied by impressive light projections. For our second season, from July 1 to 19, 2025, we have chosen one of the most famous Italian operas of all time, La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, for you. In our version, there is the ghost of the composer, played by Oscar actor Karl Markovics, who will tell the background to the story of Violetta, the beautiful, terminally ill courtesan with the noblest soul, between the fantastically beautiful melodies. In this way, we create an easy-to-understand opera experience that will delight both connoisseurs and newcomers alike, while the music sounds true to the original.

Vienna Opera Summer 2025 - A celebration of the arts in the heart of the capital

After last year's spectacular success, the Vienna Opera Summer is entering its second round and is establishing itself as one of the cultural highlights of the year. From the July 1st to 19th, 2025 transforms the historic Vienna Heumarkt once again into an impressive open-air stage - an opera arena in the open air that is second to none.

Under the artistic direction by Joji Hattori the audience can expect Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece „La Traviata“ in a unique production. Twelve exclusive performances make the festival an incomparable experience for opera lovers and those who want to become one.

The Vienna Opera Summer uses the city's summer theater break to provide a stage for about 100 artists per year a creative collaboration between up-and-coming talents and renowned greats of the opera world.

The listed backdrop of the Vienna Konzerthaus not only forms the magnificent backdrop for the performances, but also symbolizes the harmonious combination of historical heritage and contemporary art.

For the physical well-being a selection of selected gastronomy directly at the opera site, which also makes the evening a special culinary experience.

Spend an unforgettable evening at the Vienna Opera Summer - a cultural highlight in Vienna's unique opera arena on Heumarkt.

Prices

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    VIP € 179,--
  • Category A-PLUS € 149,--
  • Category A € 129,--
  • Category B € 109,--
  • Category C € 89,--
  • Category D € 69,--
  • Category E € 49,--

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