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Staatsoper

Opernring 2, Vienna, Austria A-1010

Featured Review : Vienna’s opera house was the first building commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph as part of the grand civic restructuring that took place when the Ringstraße was built. Designed as a splendid boulevard, the Ringstraße w...See Full Review

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Staatsoper Reviews

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Staatsoper

Staatsoper
Quote: The Vienna State Opera House gives guided tours in several languages most days. The tour is 5 euros (or you can combine it with a visit to the Opera Museum for 6.50 euros).We'd never been in an opera house before, so it was quite a treat to see the... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal A Few Days in Vienna

Ballet at Staatsoper

  • 4 out of 5 stars by g-champagne* from N/A, Switzerland
  • April 1, 2006
Quote: We went for the last-minute standing tickets for the performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake at the famous Staatsoper. The standing tickets get you a great standing spot right at the centre of the theatre (€3.5 on the first floor; €2 on upper floor)... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Vienna - City of Music and Culture

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Staatsoper

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Webgoddess from Burke, Virginia
  • July 18, 2005
Staatsoper
Quote: Vienna Opera House is situated in the first district of Vienna at the southern end of the Kärntnerstrasse. August von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll built the State Opera House from 1861 to 1869. The Vienna State Opera House was opened in... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Waltzing through Vienna

Wiener Staatsoper

  • 5 out of 5 stars by roza4 from Cinnaminson, New Jersey
  • December 19, 2004
Quote: A very large neo-Renaissance building of Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera), with several levels of columns and arches, seems to dominate Opernring. On both sides of the building are fountains, one of which has a statue of Lorelei. Its... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Travels in Austria - Vienna

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A tour of the Wiener Staatsoper

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Idler from Poolesville, Maryland
  • May 26, 2004
A tour of the Wiener Staatsoper
Quote: Vienna’s opera house was the first building commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph as part of the grand civic restructuring that took place when the Ringstraße was built. Designed as a splendid boulevard, the Ringstraße was one of the outstanding... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Waltzing Off to Vienna

STAATSOPER (State Opera)

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Tolik from Tampa, Florida
  • July 4, 2002
STAATSOPER (State Opera)
Quote: Staatsoper (State Opera) is still at heart of Viennese culture (and remains one of three top opera companies in the world). Staatsoper is still at heart of Viennese culture (and remains one of three top opera companies in the world). The cheapest... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Wonderful Wien

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Vienna State Opera

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Boomsie from Los Angeles, California
  • May 10, 2002
Quote: To make this trip to Vienna special, we decided to see an Opera. What a nice surprise to find Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) would be playing while we were there. I ordered the tickets by phone one month before the performance and we... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Catching a cold in Vienna

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Staatsoper

  • 4 out of 5 stars by kylebarber from Seattle, Washington
  • November 26, 2000
Quote: Constructed in the 19th century, the amazing Staatsoper building presents the major opera productions in Vienna. Even if you don't like opera, you'll probably be thoroughly impressed with the ornate and romantic opera house. I felt so out of my... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Austria: Vienna

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Staatsoper

  • 4 out of 5 stars by hermion from Milton, Massachusetts
  • November 3, 2000
Quote: The Vienna opera is one of the finest opera houses in the western world. It heard the voices of Caruso, Galli-Curci, Schumann-Heink, Jeritza, Kiepura and many others. The building dates to the 1860s. The architects were von Siccardsburg and van der... Read the full Staatsoper review

From journal Wien, Wien nur du allein........