Theatres in Vienna
Vienna showcases some of the best theatre in Europe and has a wealth of venues to reflect this. One of the best traditional theatres is the Theater an der Wien, which was founded in 1801 and has kept all of its 19th-century charm. The theatre is famous for its traditional programme of operas and classical plays. Another popular theatre is The Burgtheater also known as the Burg or Haus am Ring. It is the oldest active theatre in Vienna and is acclaimed as one of Europe’s best German-language theatres. The Sellier Theatre Company are regular performers at this theatre, which has achieved a solid international reputation for its drama performances. Other notable theatres include the Vienna English Theatre, which as its name suggests stages a wide selection of plays in English, the Raimund Theater, which is a major spot for musical theatre shows and the Volksoper, an old theatre which stages some of the best classical and contemporary operas in the country.
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Burgtheater
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Address: Dr. Karl Lueger Ring 2
Phone: +43 1 51444 4140
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Website: http://www.burgtheater.at/
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Burgtheater or simply the Burg as the people of Vienna lovingly call it, is more than a drama venue – it is an institution. Built in the 19th Century, it is today one of the oldest still operating theatres in Europe, in fact the second after the French Comedie Francaise. A sacred place for the German speaking world, Burgtheater represents today an exhaustive scope of what Austrian dramatic art has produced and it keeps on proclaiming the classics of theatrical Europe.
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Rabenhof Theater
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Address: Rabengasse 3
Phone: +43 1 712 82 82
e-mail: service@rabenhof.at
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Website: http://www.rabenhof.at/
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Rabenhof was established in 1927. Few years later, in 1934, it was transformed into a cinema and remained so until 1971 when the cinema was closed. The efforts to restore the theatre were launched in 1990 and Rabnehof started growing as one of the most important theatres in the city.
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Theater an der Wien
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Address: Linke Wienzeile 6
Phone: +43 1 58830 661
e-mail: presse@theater-wien.at
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Price: 22 - 150 EUR
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Website: http://www.theater-wien.at
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The name of the theatre translates to 'The Theatre on the Wien River'. It has a long and amazing history closely related with what Vienna is most famous for worldwide – its music. It was first established as an opera house, then it was closed, only to later flourish as an operetta and musical house, and finally in 2006 it became the New Opera House of Vienna. The event was officially celebrated with a concert of Placido Domingo.
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Volkstheater
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Address: Neustiftgasse 1
Phone: +43 1 52111 313
e-mail: beate.schilcher@volkstheater.at
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Website: http://www.volkstheater.at
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Vienna has always symbolised the fliating artistic spirit of Europe. Compared to Paris – the city of revolutions and rebelling art, or to Italian cities, where inspiration is always innovative, or even to London where tradition is conservative and provocative at the same time, the Austrian capital has been floating along the waves of artistic vibration just like a smile along the waves of the Danube – light and mighty. In this artistic core of Europe where music has always had the dominant part, art has not always been reserved for the noble class. It lived in the hearts of the entire population and the Volkstheater was the best way to show this to the world.
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Ateliertheater
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Address: Burggasse 7
Phone: +43 1 524 22 45
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Website: http://come.to/ateliertheater
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Ateliertheater is one of the small Vienna theatres; faithful to the classical tradition. The theatre was established in 1932 and had several reconstructions since then. Today it is cherished by art lovers as it programme presents mostly legitimate theatre, revivals of classics and only sometimes more modern plays.
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Akademietheater
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Address: Lisztstraße
Phone: +43 1 51444 4740
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The theatre was established in 1911. It has a small seating capacity of about 500 places. Akademietheater became the second home of the Castle Theatre since 1922 as the Castle Theatre company needed a more compact and intimate place to stage its productions. The programme of the theatre is a balanced sample of classical and modern pieces.
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Jewish Theater of Austria
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Address: Rossauer Gasse 4
Phone: +43 1 319 96 19
e-mail: office@jta.at
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Website: http://www.jta.at/
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The Jewish Theatre of Austria was established in 1999. It inherited the Jewish theatre that was first open in Vienna in the beginning of the Century. Its mission is to present various artistic productions concerning the Jewish identity and to promote Jewish culture. It presents modern works as well as classics.
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Kammerspiele
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Address: Rotenturmstraße 20
Phone: +43 1 42700 304
e-mail: info@josefstadt.org
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Website: http://www.josefstadt.org/
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The theatre was first established in 1910. It was first known as Residenztheater. Seating 528 places, it's one of those small theatres that have preserved the theatrical traditions of Austria. The programme includes classics and sometimes modern plays.
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