Theater an der Wien — Attraction in Vienna

In January, my husband and I had a wonderful tour of the Theater an der Wien hosted by Philipp Wagner-Nguyen. The theater had just reopened a few months before, after being fully renovated. We were very interested in the history of the theater and Mr. Wagner-Nguyen was exceptionally informative! We toured the orchestra level seating area, the stage, the backstage, the basement with the large stage lift machineries, the changing rooms and makeup room. The theater is magnificent! We were so impressed that we bought tickets to watch Johann Strauss II's operetta The Queen's Lace Handkerchief a week later. That provided a satisfying wrap...

My best opera that i have ever seen was tales of Hofmann at theatre an der Wien. It was in 2013. Its the best opera that i have ever seen. It was suspenseful like a movie thriller where i sat on the edge of my seat in suspense. I have never had such an experience like that in an opera before. It is to date the best opera that i have ever seen. The characters played their parts exceptionally well. After more than 5 years, it's still the best...

Beautiful building but like many older theatres seat space is restricted, as is the veiw if you are not in the front row of the rings. It was also oppresively hot. We were there for the opening night of William Tell, a fabulous modern adaptation, the sets where impressive and the cast fabulous. However due to our discomfort we had to leave during...