The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Wiener Staatsoper
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The Wiener Staatsoper canceled a ballet performance on June 29, the day of the Euro 2008 Final. Apparently the opera house has been uncharacteristically empty. IHT Article| Wiener Staatsoper
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Music director Franz Welser-Möst's contract with the Cleveland Orchestra has been extended through the 2017-2018 season. Last year it was announced that Welser-Möst is to take up the position of General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera in 2010. AP Article | Press Release
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Seiji Ozawa has canceled his June performances at the Vienna State Opera due to a back injury. Ozawa was to conduct The Queen of Spades, and will be replaced by Andris Nelsons. AP Article | Official Site
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Dominique Meyer, Vienna State Opera's director designate, finds tenor Johan Botha "too fat." Read More from Mostly Opera… | OE24 Article (in German) Botha with Nina Stemme in Vienna State Opera's Die Walküre (2007):
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Albena Danailova was appointed concertmaster of the Wiener Staatsoper. Ms. Danailova also plays first violin for the Bayerische Staatsoper. AFP Article | Wiener Staatsoper
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Vienna's 52nd Opera Ball featured a footballet and a performance by José Carreras. It was the first time Desiree "Desi" Treichl-Stürgkh organized the ball, which was attended by several football stars in honor of the European Championships to be held in Austria and Switzerland this summer. Other guests included Teri Hatcher, Dita von Teese, Bianca…
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Heather Renée Sweet, known as Dita von Teese, the burlesque star, is attending Vienna's Opera Ball (Wiener Opernball) on January 31, 2008. She was invited by Richard Lugnar, whose guest last year was Paris Hilton. I'm sure the Austrian media will have a field day. IHT Article |Wiener Zeitung Article | Dita von Teese |…
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Austrian Culture Minister Claudia Schmied announced that Ioan Holender would step down as the director of Wiener Staatsoper in the fall of 2010. Replacing him is Dominique Meyer. The music director Seiji Ozawa is also to be replaced by Franz Welser-Möst. Reuters Article | Wiener Staatsoper
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