The Vienna State Opera is a performing arts company based in Vienna, Austria. It produces opera and ballet performances. Each season, the company presents over 300 performances, featuring a repertoire of more than 60 different operas and ballets. The organisation includes an opera ensemble, a chorus, and the State Opera Orchestra. The orchestra members also form the Vienna Philharmonic. The company shares the Vienna State Ballet with the Vienna Volksoper.
The organisation originally opened in 1869 as the Vienna Court Opera. Today, it organises regular stage productions for adults and families. The company presents children’s operas and provides community outreach programmes to connect with different audiences.
The company operates the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera, which offers vocational dance training for children and young adults. The academy prepares students for professional dance careers. Additionally, the institution runs an Opera School that trains children in vocal performance and provides learning opportunities for them to sing in performances with the main company.