I could have simply stood around and watched the crew set up and been entertained for an hour – but there was much more to see in this massive structure.įrom intermission rooms, to private seating, to the grand lobby – we saw it all. From 2PM to curtain call that night the crew is busy changing out sets. Browse 3,456 vienna opera house stock photos and images available or search for budapest or florence to find more great stock photos and pictures. Each day the crew doesn’t get to the work on the stage until after the daily rehearsal is over at 2PM. It felt as if I were standing in an airplane hangar. The complete stage was bigger than the overall seating area which holds 2,200 people. We were able to go onstage and watch as crews changed out sets for the performance that evening. I took the one hour English tour one afternoon which allows you to see the inner workings of the Opera House, arguably the busiest opera house in the world, in addition to getting all of the facts and trivia that your mind can handle. Well, I couldn’t either – so I had to go see it for myself. Can you imagine how big a stage has to be to deal with a production schedule with this kind of variety? And are you ready for the final ‘blow your mind’ piece of information – they aren’t always putting on operas, sometimes it’s ballets. To make it even more unbelievable, the don’t put on the same shows every night – they frequently change from night to night. It’s like a factory pumping out musical culture at an alarming rate. Even the Vienna State Opera House has a routine – they put on a production every day – yes, every day. Some people drink a Diet Coke a day, or have a daily piece of chocolate, or a daily route they take to work – daily routines can be a good thing. The layers of seat in the Vienna Opera House
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