The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six new productions, all of which are themed around Mahler.

Premieres

Lorenzo Viotti conducts “Von Der Liebe Tod” which includes Mahler’s “Kindertotenlieder” and “Das klagende Lied.” Calixto Bieito directs the production  which stars Vera-Lotte Boecker, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Daniel Jenz, and Florian Boesch. 

Performance Dates: Sept. 29, 2022-May 16, 2023

Philippe Jordan conducts Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg” in a production by Keith Warner. Michael Volle, David Butt Philip, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Wolfgang Koch, Georg Zeppenfeld, Michael Laurenz, Christina Bock, and Martin Häßler star. 

Performance Dates: Dec. 4-20, 2022

Gerhard A. Siegel, Michaela Schuster, Malin Byström, Iain Paterson, and Hiroshi Amako star in Strauss’ “Salome” with Philippe Jordan conducting the new production Cyril Teste.

Performance Dates: Feb. 2-12, 2023; April 21-29, 2023

Andrè Schuen, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Ying Fang, Peter Kellner, and Patricia Nolz star in a new production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” directed by Barrie Kosky. Philippe Jordan conducts.

Performance Dates: March 11-26, 2023; June 6-17, 2023

Georg Nigl, Kate Lindsey, Josh Lovell, Hiroshi Amako, Andrea Mastroni, Jörg Schneider, and Helene Schneiderman star in Monteverdi’s “Il Ritorno di Ulisse.” Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the production by Jossie Wieler & Sergio Morabito. 

Performance Dates: April 2-14, 2023 

Sabine Devieilhe, Bernard Richter, Michaela Schuster, Nicole Car, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Michael Kraus, and Maria Nazarova star in Poulenc’s “Dialogues de Carmelites.” Bertrand de Billy conducts the production by Magdalena Fuchsberger. 

Performance Dates: May 21-June 3, 2023 

Revivals 

Bertrand de Billy conducts Halevy’s “La Juive” with Roberto Alagna, Sonya Yoncheva, Nina Minasyan, Günther Groissböck, and Cyrille Dubois. 

Performance Dates: Sept. 5-18, 2022

Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will star Günther Groissböck, Pavel Petrov, Clemens Unterreiner, Kathryn Lewek, Golda Schultz, and Peter Kellner. Bertrand de Billy conducts. Alexander Soddy conducts the second cast led by Franz-Josef Selig, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Clemens Unterreiner, Brenda Rae, Erin Morley, and Markus Werba.

Performance Dates: Sept. 7-Dec. 19, 2022

Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be presented with two casts. The first cast will star Kyle Ketelsen, Ain Anger, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Pavol Breslik, Tara Erraught, Philippe Sly, Patricia Nolz, and Martin Häßler. The second cast will include Ketelsen, Anger, Eleonora Buratto, Dmitry Korchak, Kate Lindsey, Sly, Isabel Signoret, and Häßler. Philippe Jordan and Antonello Manacorda alternate at the pit.

Performance Dates: Sept. 17, 2022-Feb. 6, 2023

Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Levy Sekgapane, Paolo Bordogna, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Peter Kellner, and Marco Caria. A second cast includes Alasdair Kent, Paolo Bordogna, Patricia Nolz, Peter Kellner, and Boris Pinkhasovich. Michele Mariotti conducts the second cast.

Performance Dates: Sept. 22, 2022-Jan. 15, 2023

Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Benjamin Bernheim, Simon Keenlyside, Erin Morley, Evgeny Solodovnikov, and Monika Bohinec.

Performance Dates: Oct. 1-11, 2022

Asmik Grigorian sings the title role of Janáček’s “Jenůfa” alongside a cast starring David Butt Philip, Michael Laurenz, and Violeta Urmana. Tomáš Hanus conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 9-23, 2022

Patricia Nolz, Georg Nigl, Slávka Zámečníková, Christina Bock, Andrea Mastroni, Wolfgang Bankl, and Hiroshi Amako star in Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” with Stefan Gottfried conducting.

Performance Dates: Oct. 14-22, 2022

Slávka Zámečníková, Bogdan Volkov, Davide Luciano, and Alex Esposito Healdine Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” A second cast will perform later in the year starring Kristina Mkhitaryan, Francesco Demuro, Clemens Unterreiner, and Ambrogio Maestri. Gianluca Capuano conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 21, 2022-March 10, 2023

Kristina Mkhitaryan, Dmytro Popov, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat sing Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Thomas Guggeis and Nicola Luisotti conducting.

Performance Dates: Oct. 29, 2022-Feb. 11, 2023

Cornelius Meister conducts Hindemith’s “Cardillac” with Tomasz Konieczny, Vera-Lotte Boecker, and Gerhard A. Siegel.

Performance Dates: Nov. 2-13, 2022

Christina Bock, Eric Cutler, Thomas Ebenstein, Caroline Wettergreen, and Camilla Nylund star in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos.” Thomas Guggeis conducts

Performance Dates: Nov. 9-17, 2022

Giampaolo Bisanti conducts Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Simon Keenlyside, Riccardo Fassi, Anna Pirozzi, and Freddie De Tommaso.

Performance Dates: Nov. 18-27, 2022

Dmitry Korchak stars in Massenet’s “Werther.” Alejo Pérez conducts the work which will also star Attila Mokus, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, and Maria Nazarova.

Performance Dates: Nov. 19-29, 2022

Camilla Nylund, Stefano La Colla, and Erwin Schrott sing Puccini’s “Tosca” with Giacomo Sagripanti conducting. Marco Armiliato conducting a second cast that includes Krassimira Stoyanova, Michael Fabiano, and Luca Salsi. A third cast will star Maria Agresta, Piotr Beczala, and Bryn Terfel. Giampaolo Bisanti conducts.

Performance Dates: Nov. 23, 2022-May 18, 2023

Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier.” Carlos Álvarez and Maria Agresta also star.

Performance Dates: Nov 30-Dec. 9, 2022

Krassimira Stoyanova, Günther Groissböck, Kate Lindsey, Adrian Eröd, Vera-Lotte Boecker, and Juan Diego Flórez perform in Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” with Philippe Jordan conducting.

Performance Dates: Dec. 18-26, 2022

Michele Spotti conducts Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment.” The cast includes Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Flórez, Stephanie Houtzeel, Adrian Eröd, and Marianne Nentwich.

Performance Dates: Dec. 25, 2022-Jan. 2, 2023

J. Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” rings in the New Year with a cast that includes Jörg Schneider, Hans Peter Kammerer, Daria Sushkova, Thomas Ebenstein, Martin Häßler, Maria Nazarova, and Peter Simonischek.

Performance Dates: Dec. 31, 2022-Jan. 6, 2023

Violeta Urmana, Nina Stemme, Simone Schneider, Jörg Schneider, and Christof Fischesser star in Strauss’ “Elektra.” Simone Young conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 5-11, 2023

Elīna Garanča, Jonas Kaufmann, Alexander Vinogradov, and Luca Salsi star in Verdi’s “Aida.” Nicola Luisotti conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 14-24, 2023

Benjamin Bernheim and Rachel Willis-Sørensen star in Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Boris Pinkhasovich, Michael Arivony, Peter Kellner, and Slávka Zámečníková. Eun Sun Kim conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 19-31, 2023

The Wiener Staatsoper will present “Die Zauberflöte fur Kinder” with Jendrik Springer conducting. 

Performance Date: Feb. 17, 2023

Philippe Jordan conducts a revival of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” with Andreas Schager, Christof Fischesser, Nina Stemme, Iain Paterson, and Christa Mayer.

Performance Dates: Feb. 20-26, 2023

Martin Häßler, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Brandon Jovanovich, Anja Kampe, Christof Fischesser, Slávka Zámečníková, and Daniel Jenz star in Beethiven’s “Fidelio” with Axel Kober conducting.

Performance Dates: Feb. 22-March 4, 2023

Dmitry Korchak, Michael Arivony, Pietro Spagnoli, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, and Roberto Tagliavini star in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Stefano Montanari conducting.

Performance Dates: March 3-12, 2023

Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis lead Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” alongside Maria Barakova, Iván Ayón Rivas, and Dimitry Ivashchenko.

Performance Dates: March 14-24 2023

Philippe Jordan conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” alongside Johannes Martin Kränzle in the title role and a cast starring Sean Panikkar, Jörg Schneider, Dmitry Belosselskiy, and Sara Jakubiak.

Performance Dates: March 29-April 5, 2023

Michael Nagy, Franz-Josef Selig, Wolfgang Bankl, Klaus Florian Vogt, Derek Welton, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Nikolay Sidorenko star in Wagner’s “Parsifal” with Philippe Jordan conducting.

Performance Dates: April 6-16, 2023

Piotr Beczala sings the title role in Wagner’s “Lohengrin” alongside Tareq Nazmi, Camilla Nylund, Tomasz Konieczny, Nina Stemme, and Clemens Unterreiner. Omer Meir Wellber conducts.

Performance Dates: April 15-23, 2023

Massenet’s “Manon Lescaut” will star Pretty Yende, Charles Castronovo, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, and Michael Arivony. Bertrand de Billy conducts.

Performance Dates: April 30-May 13, 2023

Michele Pertusi takes on the title role in Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” alongside Josh Lovell, Michael Arivony, and Brenda Rae. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts.

Performance Dates: May 17-26, 2023

Shostakovich’ “Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk” will star Günther Groissböck, Andrei Popov, Ausrine Stundyte, Dmitry Golovnin, and Maria Barakova. Alexander Soddy conducts. 

Performance Dates: May 28-June 12, 2023

Asmik Grigorian makes history starring in both “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci.” She will be joubed by Jonathan Tetelman, Noa Beinart, Amartuvshin Enkhbat (who also sings both works), Isabel Signoret, Yonghoon Lee, Jörg Schneider, and Stefan Astakhov.

Performance Dates: June 15-27, 2023

Eric Owens leads Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with Michael Laurenz, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Noa Beinart, Michael Nagy, Matthäus Schmidlechner, Stephano Park, and Ain Anger. Franz Welser-Möst conducts.

Performance Dates: June 1 & 21, 2023

Giorgio Berrugi, Ain Anger, Eric Owens, Tamara Wilson, Ricarda Merbeth, and Tanja Ariane Baumgartner lead Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” Franz Welser-Möst conducts.

Performance Dates: June 4 & 22, 2023

Wagner’s “Siegfried” will star Klaus Florian Vogt, Ricarda Merbeth, Eric Owens, Michael Nagy, Noa Beinart, Matthäus Schmidlechner, Ain Anger, and Maria Nazarova. Franz Welser-Möst conducts.  

Performance Dates: June 11 & 25, 2023

Burkhard Fritz, Clemens Unterreiner, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Michael Nagy, Ricarda Merbeth, Regine Hangler, and Monika Bohinec star in Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung.” Franz Welser-Möst conducts.

Performance Dates: June 18 & 30, 2023

Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Sonya Yoncheva, Isabel Signoret, Charles Castronovo, and Boris Pinkhasovich. Antonello Manacorda conducts. 

Performance Dates: June 20-29, 2023

Solo Concerts 

The season will also see solo concerts from Ludovic Tezier, Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende, Florian Bosch, Piotr Beczala, Andreas Schager and Nina Stemme.