VIENNA STATE OPERA ORCHESTRA In 1918, when Austria changed from the Austrian-Hungarian empire to the Austrian Republic, the “Court Opera” became the Vienna State Opera, with the musicians in the orchestra and the singers in the chorus members of Austrian public services. Beside their official duties, the members of the orchestra constitute a private society, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1842 by members of the orchestra of the “Court Opera”, to provide an outstanding concert orchestra for Vienna.
The Vienna Philharmonic consists only of musicians who were members of the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, but not each member of this orchestra is necessarily a member of the Vienna Philharmonic. Membership of the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra demands the special agreement of all colleagues. In 1927 the chorus of the Vienna State Opera founded a private choral society called the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor to provide an outstanding concert choir in addition to the singers’ duties in the opera house.
The orchestra and the chorus of the Vienna State Opera take part in every rehearsal and performance of the Vienna State Opera during the season from 1 September to 30 June. For all performances apart from their official duties, concerts in Vienna, on tour or special appearances, for example at the Salzburg Festival or for studio recordings, they use their private names, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Konzertvereinigung WienerStaatsopernchor (Concert Union of the Vienna State Opera Chorus).
The Bühnenorchester der Österreichischen Bundestheater (Stage Orchestra of the Austrian Federal Theatres) was founded after the war to carry out special tasks on stage at the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Volksoper and the Burgtheater. They are not members of the normal orchestras. In 1999, when the Austrian Federal Theatres were reorganised, the Stage Orchestra of the Austrian Federal Theatres was affiliated to the Vienna State Opera, thus becoming the Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera.
| BERG, A.: Wozzeck (Vienna State Opera, 1987) (PAL) |
Arthaus Musik
100256 |
Opera DVD
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| BEST OF OPERETTA (3 DVD Box Set) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107509 |
Opera DVD
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| BIZET, G.: Carmen (Vienna State Opera, 1978) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107263 |
Opera DVD
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| BIZET: Carmen / MOZART: Don Giovanni / BEETHOVEN: Fidelio (3 DVD box set) |
TDKDVD
2.103003 |
Opera DVD
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| DOMINGO, Placido - MEYERBEER, G.: L'Africaine / PONCHIELLI, A.: La Gioconda / SAINT-SAENS, C.: Samson et Dalila (PAL/NTSC) (Box Set) |
Arthaus Musik
107511 |
Opera DVD
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| DOMINGO, Placido: Live from the Vienna State Opera - BIZET, G.: Carmen / VERDI, G.: Il Trovatore / WAGNER, R.: Lohengrin (PAL/NTSC) (Box Set) |
Arthaus Musik
107505 |
Opera DVD
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| ENESCU: Oedipe |
Naxos
8.660163-64 |
Opera
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| GALA CONCERTS FROM VIENNA, BERLIN AND DRESDEN (NTSC / PAL) |
EuroArts
2058219 |
Classical Concert
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| GALA CONCERTS FROM VIENNA, BERLIN AND DRESDEN (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2058218 |
Classical Concert
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| GLIERE, R.: Symphony No. 3, "Il'ya Muromets" / The Red Poppy Suite (Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Scherchen) (1952) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80753-54 |
Orchestral
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| JOACHIM, J.: Schubert - Symphony in C major (Vienna State Opera, Prohaska) (1951) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80605 |
Orchestral
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| KIENZL, W.: Evangelimann (Der) (Vienna Volksoper, 2005) (NTSC) |
Capriccio
C93516 |
Opera DVD
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| MACDOWELL, E.: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Rivkin) (1953) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80387 |
Concertos
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| MAGIC MOMENTS OF OPERA (NTSC) (DVD Box Set) |
Arthaus Musik
107515 |
Opera DVD
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| MASSENET, J.: Werther (Vienna State Opera, 2005) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107141 |
Opera DVD
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| MASSENET, J.: Werther (Vienna State Opera, 2005) (NTSC) |
TDKDVD
DVWW-OPWER |
Opera DVD
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| MEMORIES OF OLD VIENNA THEATRE (Gueden) (1954) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80285 |
Choral - Secular
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| MOZART, W.A.: Cosi fan tutte (Wiener Staatsoper, 1996) (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2072368 |
Opera DVD
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| MOZART, W.A.: Don Giovanni (Vienna State Opera, 1999) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107101 |
Opera DVD
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| MOZART, W.A.: Don Giovanni (Vienna State Opera, 1999) (NTSC) |
TDKDVD
DVW-OPDG |
Opera DVD
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| MOZART: Sinfonia concertante, K. 364 / Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Ein musikalischer Spass (Prohaska) (1955) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80249 |
Concertos, Chamber Music
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| MUSSORGSKY: Khovanshchina |
Arthaus Musik
100310 |
Opera DVD
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| OPERA EXCLUSIVE - PLACIDO DOMINGO LIVE (PAL/NTSC) |
TDKDVD
DV-GOLDBOX2 |
Opera DVD
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| OPERA EXCLUSIVE - VIENNA STATE OPERA (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
DVWW-GOLDBOX1 |
Opera DVD
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| OPERA HIGHLIGHTS, Vol. 1 (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
102047 |
Opera DVD
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| OPERA HIGHLIGHTS, Vol. 3 (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
102051 |
Opera DVD
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| PONCHIELLI, A.: Gioconda (La) (Vienna State Opera, 1986) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
100233 |
Opera DVD
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| PONCHIELLI: Gioconda (La) (Vienna State Opera, 1986) (PAL) |
Arthaus Musik
100232 |
Opera DVD
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| PUCCINI, G.: Turandot (Vienna State Opera, 1983) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107319 |
Opera DVD
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| PUCCINI: Turandot (Vienna State Opera, 1983) (NTSC) |
TDKDVD
DVWW-CLOPTUR |
Opera DVD
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| REIMANN, A.: Medea (Vienna State Opera, 2010) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) |
Arthaus Musik
101552 |
Opera DVD
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| REIMANN, A.: Medea (Vienna State Opera, 2010) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
101551 |
Opera DVD
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| ROSSINI, G.: Opera Overtures (Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Rossi) (1954) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80696 |
Orchestral
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| ROZSA, M.: Concerto for Strings / Kaleidoscope (Rozsa Conducts Rozsa) (1958) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.81014 |
Concertos, Orchestral
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| SCHOENBERG: Moses und Aron (Vienna State Opera, 2006) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
101259 |
Opera DVD
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| SCHUBERT, F.: Symphony No. 7 (arr. F. Weingartner from 1821 sketches) (Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Litschauer) (1952) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80641 |
Orchestral
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| SCHUMANN, Elisabeth: Mozart and Viennese Operetta Aria Recordings (1926-1938) |
Naxos Historical
8.111100 |
Vocal, Opera, Operetta
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| SCHUMANN, R.: Piano Concerto / Introduction and Allegro appassionato / Introduction and Concert Allegro (Demus) (1954) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80525 |
Concertos, Orchestral
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| STRAUSS II, J.: Aschenbrodel (Vienna State Opera Ballet, 1999) (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2055928 |
Ballet DVD
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| STRAUSS II, J.: Die Fledermaus |
TDKDVD
DV-CLOPDFM |
Opera DVD
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| STRAUSS II, J.: Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (Schwarzkopf, Gedda, Karajan) (1955) |
Naxos Historical
8.111036-37 |
Orchestral, Operetta
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| STRAUSS II, J.: Fledermaus (Die) (Vienna State Opera, 1980) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107153 |
Opera DVD
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| STRAUSS, R.: Arabella (Vienna State Opera, 2012) (Blu-ray, HD) |
EPC Distribution
EPC04BD |
Opera DVD
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| STRAUSS, R.: Arabella (Vienna State Opera, 2012) (NTSC) |
EPC Distribution
EPC03DVD |
Opera DVD
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| STRAUSS, R.: Elektra (Vienna State Opera, 1989) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
100049 |
Opera DVD
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| TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Farnadi, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Scherchen) (1954) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.80662 |
Concertos
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| VERDI, G.: Don Carlos (Vienna State Opera, 2004) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107187 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Don Carlos (Vienna State Opera, 2004) (NTSC) |
TDKDVD
DVWW-OPCARLOS |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Forza del destino (La) (Vienna State Opera, 2008) (Blu-ray, HD) |
C Major
708204 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Forza del destino (La) (Vienna State Opera, 2008) (NTSC) |
C Major
708108 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Nabucco (Vienna State Opera, 2001) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107099 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Nabucco (Vienna State Opera, 2001) (NTSC) |
TDKDVD
DVWW-OPNAB |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Opera Selection, Vol. 1 - Il trovatore / Don Carlos / Rigoletto (4 DVD Box Set) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107524 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Opera Selection, Vol. 2 - Aida / Nabucco / Simon Boccanegra (4 DVD Box Set) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107526 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Simon Boccanegra (Vienna State Opera, 2002) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107151 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Simon Boccanegra (Vienna State Opera, 2002) (NTSC) |
TDKDVD
DVWW-OPSIBOW |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI, G.: Trovatore (Il) (Vienna State Opera, 1978) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107117 |
Opera DVD
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| VERDI: Trovatore (Il) (Vienna State Opera, 1978) (PAL) |
TDKDVD
DV-CLOPIT |
Opera DVD
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| VIENNA STATE OPERA GALA (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2054928 |
Classical Concert
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| VIENNA STATE OPERA GALA (PAL) |
EuroArts
2054929 |
Classical Concert
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| WAGNER COLLECTION (THE) - Lohengrin / Tannhauser / Rienzi (6 DVD Box Set) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
107527 |
Opera DVD
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| WAGNER, R.: Lohengrin (Vienna State Opera, 1990) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik
100957 |
Opera DVD
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| WAGNER, R.: Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Die) (Vienna State Opera, 2008) (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2072488 |
Opera DVD
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| WAGNER, R.: Siegfried (Ring Cycle 3) (Excerpts) (Melchior, Tessmer) (1929-1932) |
Naxos Historical
8.110091-92 |
Opera
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| WAGNER: Lohengrin (PAL) |
Arthaus Musik
100956 |
Opera DVD
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| WALTON, W.: Wise Virgins (The) / TOMMASINI, V.: Le donne di buon umore Suite (1953) |
Naxos Classical Archives
9.81061 |
Orchestral
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| WEILL: Street Scene (PAL) |
Arthaus Musik
100098 |
Opera DVD |
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