State Opera (standing tickets)
Guide
Photo: P e z i · CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$26SightAllow 2.5–3.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A grand opera house on the Ring with a gilded, red-velvet hall. From the standing places at the back or up in the gallery you see world-class opera and ballet for about the price of a meal.
A brief history
It opened in 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni and was badly hit by bombs in 1945; reopening it ten years later was a symbol of Austria's recovery.
Tips
- Best time
- An evening performance; tie a scarf to the rail to keep your spot
- Cost
- About €13–18 standing (check)
- Allow
- 2.5–3.5 h
- Hours
- Performances most evenings from September to June, usually from about 19:00; no performances in July and August (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- The Ring and west to Schönbrunn: The museums on the Ring, the MuseumsQuartier, the Naschmarkt and Mariahilf's shopping street, with hostels near Westbahnhof; Schönbrunn is at the end of the U4.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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