Extravagant minimalism
Ahead of his new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten, Barrie Kosky chats with Kevin Ng in Aix about pretty much everything — except the details of his new Frau.
Wiener Staatsoper
La fille du régiment
Evelino Pidò conducts Erin Morley and Xabier Anduaga in a live broadcast from Vienna
Streamed November 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Le damnation de Faust
A performance of Berlioz’s opera with Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Christian Van Horn, and John Osborn in a live broadcast from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Dec 20 at 1:00 PM
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Ariadne auf Naxos
Golda Schultz, Serena Sáenz, and Daniel Behle lead a performance conducted by Franz Welser-Möst live from Vienna.
Streaming and discussion start Nov 25 at 1:00 PM
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A Florentine Tragedy & Bluebeard’s Castle
A video broadcast of a double bill of Zemlinsky and Bartók live from Vienna starring Asmik Grigorian, Dmitry Golovnin, Christopher Maltman, and Florian Boesch
Streamed October 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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A Florentine Tragedy & Bluebeard’s Castle
A double bill of Zemlinsky and Bartók live from Vienna starring Asmik Grigorian, Dmitry Golovnin, Christopher Maltman, and Florian Boesch
Streamed October 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Opern Air
Asmik Grigorian, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez, and Ludovic Tézier lead a live concert from the Wiener Burggarten with the forces of the Wiener Staatsoper
Streamed September 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Adriana Lecouvreur
Ermonela Jaho sings the title role in a live broadcast from Vienna opposite Elina Garanca and Luciano Ganci
Streamed September 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Lisette Oropesa and Emily D'Angelo are Bellini's star-crossed lovers in a live video broadcast from Vienna.
Streaming and discussion start Jun 19 at 1:00 PM
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Die tote Stadt
Klaus Florian Vogt and Vida Miknevičiūtė lead a live video broadcast from Vienna.
Streaming and discussion start May 5 at 1:00 PM
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The Queen of Spades
Evgeny Titov's new production in a live broadcast from Vienna conducted by Alexander Soddy.
Streaming and discussion start Mar 21 at 2:00 PM
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Un ballo in maschera
Freddie De Tommaso, Luca Salsi, and Marina Rebeka star in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Feb 27 at 1:00 PM
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Le damnation de Faust
Lydia Steier's new production of Berlioz's opera with Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Christian Van Horn, and John Osborn streamed live from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Dec 23 at 1:00 PM
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Ariadne auf Naxos
Barrie Kosky's new production starring Golda Schultz, Serena Sáenz, Kate Lindsey, and Daniel Behle in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Nov 28 at 1:00 PM
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Les pêcheurs de perles
Daniele Rustioni conducts Kristina Mkhitaryan, Juan Diego Florez, and Ludovic Tézier in a performance recorded earlier this month in Vienna
Streamed May 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Eugene Onegin
Asmik Grigorian and Boris Pinaskovich star in a live video stream of Dmitri Tcherniakov's production from Vienna
Streamed May 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Der fliegende Holländer
A live video broadcast from Vienna starring Thomas Konieczny
Streamed May 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Der fliegende Holländer
A live broadcast from Vienna starring Thomas Konieczny
Streamed April 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Wozzeck
Franz Welser-Möst conducts Johannes Martin Kränzle and Marlis Petersen in a live broadcast from Vienna
Streamed April 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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La clemenza di Tito
Katleho Mokhoabane sings the title role in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streamed March 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Nabucco
Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Anna Netrebko are Nabucco and Abigaille in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streamed March 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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She’s no basic britch
Samantha Hankey’s Composer is the standout in the Wiener Staatsoper’s episodically sublime Ariadne auf Naxos revival.
Married to their jobs
Ahead of their opening in Don Carlo in Dallas tonight, Christopher Corwin chats with Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis — and offers a special edition of Chris’s Cache!
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).