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The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) has announced its lineup for the 2026/2027 season. There will be six new productions.

Zem­lins­ky “Eine Florentinische Tragödie”
Bartok “Bluebeard’s Castle”
Oct. 3　→
［PRODUCTION］Vasily Barkhatov
［CONDUCTOR］Alain Altinoglu
［CAST］Asmik Grigorian　/　Dmitry Golovnin　/　Christopher Maltman　/　Floran Boesch

Strauss “Ariadne auf Naxos”
Nov. 22　→
［PRODUCTION］Barrie Kosky
［CONDUCTOR］Franz Welser-Möst　/　Asher Fisch
［CAST］Michael Nagy　/　Kate Lindsey　/　Daniel Behle　/　Serena Sáenz　/　Golda Schultz　/　Jusung Gabriel Park　///　Adrian Eröd　/　Christina Nilsson

Berlioz “La Damnation de Faust”
Dec. 17　→
［PRODUCTION］Lydia Steier
［CONDUCTOR］Bertrand de Billy
［CAST］Eve-Maud Hubeaux　/　John Osborn　/　Christian Van Horn

Verdi “Un Ballo in Maschera”
Feb. 21, 2027　→
［PRODUCTION］Nikolaus Habjan
［CONDUCTOR］Michele Mariotti
［CAST］Freddie De Tommaso　/　Luca Salsi　/　Marina Rebeka　/　Marie-Nicole Lemieux　/　Ilia Staple　///　Anna Netrebko　/　Elizabeth DeShong　/　Marina Monzó

Tchaikovsky “The Queen of Spades”
Mar. 15　→
［PRODUCTION］Evgeny Titov
［CONDUCTOR］Alexander Soddy
［CAST］Ivan Gyngazov　/　Boris Pinkhasovich　/　Andrey Zhilikhovsky　/　Violeta Urmana　/　Elena Stikhina

Bellini “I Capuletti e I Montecchi”
Jun. 11　→
［PRODUCTION］Tatjana Gürbaca
［CONDUCTOR］Gianluca Capuano
［CAST］Lisette Oropesa　/　Emily D’Angelo　/　Iván Ayon Rivas　/　Marko Mimica

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