There were 588,990 attendees passing through the doors for some 360 performances of opera, ballet and children’s programs. The average capacity was above 98%. There is little evidence of Europe’s economic troubles in this Danube city.
His program of gently expanding the house repertory and his successful renovation of the sleepy resident ballet company has won him many fans. The work of new music director, Franz Welser-Mˆst, has been praised and his introduction of baroque operas and more contemporary fare were welcomed by the opera-loving Viennese. The increases are remarkable considering that his “competition” the Volksoper and the Theater an der Wien, are also both healthy.
Frank Cadenhead
image=http://www.operatoday.com/Wiener_Staatsoper.gif
image_description=Wiener Staatsoper
product=yes
product_title=Continued Progress at the Vienna State Opera
product_by=Frank Cadenhead
product_id=Above: Wiener Staatsoper
Continued Progress at the Vienna State Opera
There were 588,990 attendees passing through the doors for some 360 performances of opera, ballet and children’s programs. The average capacity was above 98%. There is little evidence of Europe’s economic troubles in this Danube city.
His program of gently expanding the house repertory and his successful renovation of the sleepy resident ballet company has won him many fans. The work of new music director, Franz Welser-Mˆst, has been praised and his introduction of baroque operas and more contemporary fare were welcomed by the opera-loving Viennese. The increases are remarkable considering that his “competition” the Volksoper and the Theater an der Wien, are also both healthy.
Frank Cadenhead
image=http://www.operatoday.com/Wiener_Staatsoper.gif
image_description=Wiener Staatsoper
product=yes
product_title=Continued Progress at the Vienna State Opera
product_by=Frank Cadenhead
product_id=Above: Wiener Staatsoper