The Vienna Volksoper Schedule

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In the middle of the stage is a turnable and liftable circular platform, around which is a turnable ring platform with an external diameter of 15 meters.

The Vienna Volksoper (Volksoper Wien or Vienna People's Opera) is a major opera house in Vienna, Austria.

After the Second World War, the Vienna Volksoper became the alternative venue to the devastated Vienna State Opera.

In 1955 the Volksoper returned to its former role of presenting opera, operetta, and musicals.From September 1991 to June 1996 the Vienna Volksoper was under a collective leadership with the Vienna State Opera.

Because of the very brief construction period (10 months) the first director Adam Mà¼ller-Gutenbrunn had to start with debts of 160,000 gulden.

World famous singers such as Maria Jeritza and Richard Tauber appeared there; the conductor Alexander Zemlinsky became the first bandmaster in 1906.In the years up to and through the First World War the Volksoper attained a position as Vienna's second prestige opera house.

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