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Vienna State Opera

#3von 9 Orten zum Besuchen in ViennaVienna, Vienna, Austria

Auch bekannt als Wiener Staatsoper · Staatsoper · Vienna Opera House

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Öffnungszeiten: Guided tours. Eintritt: €18. Plane 1 hr ein.

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Öffnungszeiten: Guided tours; About 40 minutes run on scheduled days, with dates added around the middle of each month for the following month; tickets are sold online or at the desk 30 minutes before a tour, subject to availability. Performances usually start between 18:00 and 20:00.
Eintrittspreis: €18; Ticket ab
Benötigte Zeit: 1 hr
Beste Monate: Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Adresse: Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Über Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera guided tour costs EUR 18 for adults aged 27 and over, as of 2026, and standing-room tickets for a performance start at EUR 4 with a BT-Card. The Wiener Staatsoper is a neo-Renaissance building of pale limestone on the Ringstrasse, opened on 25 May 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni, and it remains one of the world's busiest opera houses with a season running from September to June. Vienna State Opera's main auditorium is a horseshoe of tiered boxes in red and gold with a cascade of chandelier light, rebuilt after the 1945 bombing in a modernised version of the original. The 40-minute tour shows the auditorium, the tea salon, the former imperial intermission rooms and the iron curtain, and the standing places at the back and sides are among the cheapest ways to hear a full-length performance.

Öffnungszeiten von Vienna State Opera

Öffnungszeiten: Guided tours; About 40 minutes run on scheduled days, with dates added around the middle of each month for the following month; tickets are sold online or at the desk 30 minutes before a tour, subject to availability. Performances usually start between 18:00 and 20:00.
Geschlossen an: Täglich geöffnet

Gut zu wissen: The opera season runs from September to June, and tour dates vary and are cancelled when the house is used for rehearsals or events - verify current dates on the official site. The Vienna Opera Ball takes place in the house each February.

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Eintrittspreis für Vienna State Opera

Entry fees for Vienna State Opera
Ticket	Preis
Standardticket	€18
Ermäßigt (Studenten / Senioren)	€14
Kinder	€14

The Vienna State Opera guided tour costs EUR 18 for adults aged 27 and over and EUR 14 for seniors, under-27s and children aged 6 and over, as of 2026 on the official guided-tour page; children under 6 enter free. A backstage tour costs EUR 48 for adults and EUR 36 for children aged 6-16 and runs only on selected Sundays. Performance tickets are priced separately by seat category. Standing-room tickets are sold only on the day of the performance and start at EUR 4 for holders of the Austrian Federal Theatres BT-Card; the general standing price was not confirmed, so verify at the official ticket page.

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Beste Reisezeit für Vienna State Opera

Quiet
Moderate
Busy
Very busy

09:00 - 12:00
Tour Slots
Guided tours draw moderate crowds in the foyer; the Ring outside is busy with tour groups photographing the facade.
Moderate
12:00 - 16:00
Afternoon Tours
Afternoon tours and photographers around the facade make the plaza and the ticket desk busy.
Busy
16:00 - 18:30
Pre-Performance Rush
Standing-ticket holders and early evening ticket holders converge; the foyer and cloakroom are crowded before curtain.
Very busy
20:00 - 22:30
Performance HoursBest time to go
The foyer empties once the performance starts; the plaza is calmer, with the facade lit at night.
Quiet

Geschichte von Vienna State Opera

Vienna State Opera was designed by the architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, the first major building on the new Ringstrasse boulevard, and it opened in 1869 as the Court Opera. Contemporary critics disliked the design, and van der Nüll took his own life in April 1868, before the building was completed; Sicardsburg died soon after, and neither saw it finished.

Vienna State Opera was destroyed in the bombing of 12 March 1945, leaving the main facade, the foyer and the Schwind Foyer standing but the auditorium and stage lost. The house was rebuilt with a redesigned interior and reopened on 5 November 1955 with Beethoven's Fidelio, a symbol of Austria's post-war recovery after the State Treaty of the same year. The company today performs opera and ballet almost every evening in season, with the Vienna Philharmonic drawn from the opera orchestra.

Regeln & Etikette in Vienna State Opera

Vienna State Opera does not enforce a strict dress code, but smart casual is the norm for stalls and boxes, and dark suits and evening dresses appear at premieres. Standing places are more relaxed, but beachwear looks out of place. Phones must be silent, and flash photography is forbidden inside the auditorium during performances.

Vienna State Opera sells a limited number of standing places on the day of each performance, and regulars are known to tie a scarf to the rail to hold a spot, so respect marked places. Each standing place has its own subtitle screen with up to eight languages, including English and German. Large bags and coats go in the cloakroom, and latecomers are usually admitted only at a break, not mid-act.

Tipps für den Besuch von Vienna State Opera

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Vienna State Opera standing-room tickets are the best value: they are sold only on the day of the performance, beginning at 10:00, through the official ticket shop, with a total of 435 standing positions. Popular titles sell out quickly once sales open, so be ready at 10:00, and check the seat-plan view when choosing a standing area, since some places have partial views.
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Vienna State Opera tours are announced monthly, so check the official calendar and book early for weekends; the tour is offered in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. Street sellers in period costume around the Opera sell overpriced concert tickets that are not for the State Opera itself, so buy performance tickets only from the official site or box office.

Anreise nach Vienna State Opera

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Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna, AustriaRoute in Google Maps

Ab Vienna International Airport (VIE)
18 km · 35-45 min
Roughly EUR 4-5 for the airport S-Bahn fare plus a Vienna transport ticket (as of 2026, verify at wienerlinien.at)
Ab Stephansplatz
0.6 km · 8-10 min
Free on foot
Ab Wien Hauptbahnhof
2.5 km · 12-15 min
Single ticket approx. EUR 2.40-3.00 (as of 2026, verify current Vienna tariff)

Nächster Flughafen

Ab Vienna International Airport (VIE)

about 18 km south-east; S7 to Wien Mitte then U4 to Karlsplatz (about 40 min in total).

Nächste Station

Ab Karlsplatz U-Bahn station (U1, U2, U4), with an exit facing the Opera; trams D, 1, 2 and 71 stop at Oper / Kärntner Ring.

Häufige Fragen zu Vienna State Opera

How much does a Vienna State Opera tour cost?

The standard tour costs EUR 18 for adults aged 27 and over and EUR 14 for seniors, under-27s and children aged 6 and over, as of 2026. Children under 6 enter free.

How much are standing-room tickets at the Vienna State Opera?

Standing-room tickets start at EUR 4 for BT-Card holders, as of 2026, and the general standing price varies by section, so check the official ticket shop. They are sold only on the day of the performance, from 10:00.

How many standing places does the Vienna State Opera have?

The Vienna State Opera offers up to 435 standing positions per performance, allocated first come, first served. Each standing place has a subtitle screen in up to eight languages, including English.

When was the Vienna State Opera opened?

The Vienna State Opera opened on 25 May 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni. The building was destroyed in the bombing of 12 March 1945 and reopened on 5 November 1955 with Beethoven's Fidelio.

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