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Music in Vienna all the more remarkable Informal Music are held daily throughout the The Praterdome, situated
because, at the time of The description just outside year along with classical ballet near the Ferris wheel in
The Vienna Opera House (see pp140–41) is one of the construction in 1863, modern Konzertcafé Schmid Hansl perfor mances. Concerts take the Prater, has popular
greatest of its kind in the world and, as one of four state acoustic materials and theories reads, “the home of Viennese place in the Stadtpark during theme nights.
theatres, is heavily subsidized. The acoustics are excellent – were unknown. These concert song”. The original owner of the summer months. Live concerts are held at
the world-famous conductor Arturo Toscanini advised on areas are devoted to jazz and this small café, which serves Chaya Fuera, Jazzland, and
on Sundays at Chelsea. The
next-generation artists. But
hot food until it closes, was
the rebuilding of the theatre after it was destroyed in 1945. the Musikverein is most Hansl Schmid, a very fine Rock, Pop and Jazz Sass Music Club plays the
The city supports two principal orchestras: the Wiener renowned as the home of singer and musician. Guests What is popular one week in best of electronic music.
Philharmoniker and the Wiener Symphoniker. Musicians what is considered one of the would often visit the café Vienna’s lively music scene may A must for jazz fans is Jazz
invited to join the Philharmonic are all members of the very finest orchestras in the just to hear him sing, and very well be out of fashion the & Music Club Porgy & Bess,
State Opera House orchestra. Most operas are sung in the world, the Vienna Philharmonic, sometimes a famous artist next. Many nightclubs have live with live music and dancing,
original language. There are also a number of chamber or Wiener Philharmoniker. might join him in a duet or music on certain nights or for a and the Jazzfest held in the
Each New Year’s Day, the
give a solo performance. The
first two weeks of July, with
limited period.
music ensembles and visiting artists. Church music is often Musikverein’s Great Hall echoes present owner, Hansl Schmid’s U4 club has a different style concerts at various venues,
of concert quality. You can hear more informal music in the to the annual Philharmonic son, once a member of the every night (from industrial to such as the Opera House
Stadtpark, where a small orchestra regularly plays waltzes concert. The concert is so Vienna Boys’ Choir, has kept up flower power); Monday is Open (see pp140–41), the Volkstheater
in summer. Live rock music is popular in clubs, and there is popular that tickets are sold this tradition, and you may well Stage night for upcoming acts. (see p230) and the Neues
an annual jazz festival (see p65). by lottery, and the music is encounter opera stars coming Volksgarten Clubdiskothek Rathaus (see p132), as well as
streamed live to 80 countries. in to perform unexpectedly. is the oldest disco in town, many open-air events.
Complementing the Another Viennese favourite is with music ranging from house All styles, including electro,
Opera and Operetta
conjunc tion with those at the Musikverein, and not far away, is the Wiener Kursalon. Dinner to hip-hop and salsa. Roter house and alternative music,
The Staatsoper (State Opera smaller Wiener Kammeroper, the Wiener Konzerthaus. Built and waltz evenings with the Engel in the Bermuda Triangle can be found at Schikaneder
House; see pp140–41), performs or Chamber Opera, in the in 1913, the Konzerthaus retains Johann Strauss Salonorchester has live music every night. Bar and Flex.
300 times a year and with an Stephansdom quarter. A diverse its period opulence. But the
astonishing diversity, featuring programme, with younger showpiece Great Hall, which DIRECTORY
ballet and operas from every performers appealing to a seats 1,840 and houses Austria’s
period and including five younger audience, sometimes largest organ, is now equipped Opera and Classical Concerts Informal Music Jazzland
premieres a year. Tickets must tiptoes into rock music. Today, with the latest technology, and Operetta Musikverein Franz-Josefs-Kai 29.
be booked one month in musical theatre productions, musicians can be projected Bösendorferstrasse 12. Konzertcafé Schmid Map 2 D5 & 6 D2.
Hansl
advance and are expensive. But including world premieres, onto huge screens. Music here Bundestheaterkassen Map 6 D5. Tel 5058190. Tel 5332575.
performances are streamed live flourish under the direction of is eclectic. The only thing that Central Ticket Office. ∑ musikverein.at Schulgasse 31. Map 1 A2. ∑ jazzland.at
on the website or via the mobile the VBW group at two venues. does not vary is the quality. Operngasse 2. Map 5 C4. Tel 4063658. Open 5pm– Porgy & Bess
app for free, and some appear The Raimund Theater, in the Baroque music is as likely to Tel 514447810 (10am– Wiener Konzerthaus 4am Mon–Fri. Riemergasse 11.
on a huge screen outside the Westbahnhof area, with an be heard as Bob Dylan. 9pm daily). Open 8am– Lothringerstrasse 20. Map ∑ cafeschmidhansl.at Map 5 E4. Tel 5128811.
Opera. The New Year’s Eve operetta pedigree, is Vienna’s 6pm Mon–Fri, 9am–noon 4 E2 & 6 E5. Tel 242002. Wiener Kursalon ∑ porgy.at
performance is always Die first exclusively musical theatre Sat. ∑ bundestheater.at ∑ konzerthaus.at Johannesgasse 33. Praterdome
Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, venue, with its own orchestra. Church Music Wiener Map 6 E5. Tel 5125790. Riesenradplatz 7.
and famous guests sometimes The Ronacher, once a vaudeville Details of the many church Raimund Theater ∑ soundofvienna.at Tel 9081 1920.
make surprise appearances hall, stages original works as well concerts performed in Vienna Wallgasse 18. Tel 58885. Philharmoniker ∑ praterdome.at
Bösendorferstrasse 12.
during the Second Act. as popular musicals. are published in all the daily ∑ musicalvienna.at Rock, Pop and
The Wiener Volksoper is Tickets for all Vienna’s most newspapers. Look out Map 4 E2 & 6 D5. Jazz Roter Engel
Tel 50565250.
renowned for its superb famous venues, including the particularly for details of Sunday Ronacher Rabensteig 5.
operetta productions of works State Opera and the Volksoper, Mass at the following places: Seilerstatte 9. ∑ wienerphilhar Chaya Fuera Map 6 D2. Tel 5354105.
by composers ranging from can be purchased at the Augustinerkirche (see p104), Map 4 E1 & 6 D4. moniker.at Kandlgasse 19–21. ∑ roterengel.at
Strauss, Millöcker and Ziehrer to central ticket service of the Minoritenkirche (see p105), Tel 58885. Church Music Map 3 A1. Sass Music Club
Lehár and Kálmán. There are also Bundestheaterkassen. the Jesuitenkirche (see p79), ∑ musicalvienna.at Tel 5440036250. Karlsplatz 1.
performances of musicals and Tickets go on sale one month Stephansdom (see p75) and Hofburgkapelle ∑ chayafuera.com Map 5 C5. Tel 4116116.
light opera by Mozart, Puccini in advance. A limited number Michaelerkirche (see p94). Staatsoper Hofburg, Schweizerhof. ∑ sassvienna.com
and Bizet, sung in German. Prices of standing tickets go on sale In July and August, many other Openring 2. Map 4 D1 & Map 4 D1 & 5 B4. Chelsea
range from €3 to €86, and the one hour before a performance. churches hold organ recitals. 5 C5. Tel 514442250. Tel 5339927. Lerchenfeldergüertel, Schikaneder Bar
season is exactly the same as The Vienna Boys’ Choir, or ∑ wiener-staatsoper.at ∑ hofmusikkapelle. U-Bahnboegen 29–32. Margaretenstrasse 22–24.
Map 3 C3. Tel 5852867.
the Opera House. Sängerknaben (see p41), can be gv.at Tel 4079309. ∑ schikaneder.at
One of Vienna’s most vibrant Classical Concerts heard during Mass at the Hof­ Wiener Kammeroper ∑ chelsea.co.at
stages is the Theater an der The Musikverein is Vienna’s burg kapelle (Imperial Chapel; Fleischmarkt 24. MuTh Volksgarten
Wien (see p142), near the single most famous concert see p105), on Sundays and reli- Map 2 E5 & 6 D2. Am Augartenspitz 1. Flex Clubdiskothek
Donaukanal Augarten-
Naschmarkt. Built in 1801 and venue. Built in Classical style gious holidays at 9:15am (except Tel 58885. Map 2 E3. Tel 3478080. Burgring/Heldenplatz.
once the temporary home of the with pillars and pedestals, the July–mid-September). The choir ∑ kammeroper.at ∑ muth.at brücke. Map 1 D3. Map 5 B4. Tel 5324241.
State Opera, it is now rebranded Musikverein’s main auditorium has its own perfor mance hall Sängerknaben Tel 5337525. ∑ volksgarten.at
as “the new opera house”, with a is known as both the Grosser near the school where it Wiener Volksoper Augartenpalais. ∑ flex.at U4
range of dance, concerts and Musikvereinssaal (Great Hall), rehearses. This modernist Währinger Strasse 78. Map 2 E3. Tel 2163942. Jazzfest Schönbrunner Strasse
operas, often built around a and the Goldener Saal (Golden structure is called MuTh, for Map 1 B2. Tel 514443670. ∑ wienersaenger Tel 4086030 222. Map 3 A4. Tel 817
theme. Productions at Theater Hall). It is world-famous for its music and theatre. Concerts ∑ volksoper.at knaben.at ∑ viennajazz.org 11920. ∑ u-4.at
an der Wien are planned in impeccable acoustics, that are are scheduled frequently.
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