The company started to perform in the Viennese suburbs, attracting audiences at the Arbeiterkammer or at the Konzerthaus, both venues geared towards younger audiences. During the summer, the operatic group frequently appeared at the Schönbrunn Palace Theatre. The Kammeroper has staged an array of contemporary operatic pieces, including ‘The Deluge’, a 1956 work by Boris Blacher and Alessandro Scarlatti's ‘Triumph of Honour’. Apart from these, the group has been staging pieces of the opera buffa genre, as well as traditional Viennese operettas. After the popularity of the Wiener Kammeroper had increased, it received a large grant from the Ministry of Education and managed to found its own theatre.

The centrally located spot at Fleischmarkt 24, which had been used as a dance and theatre hall, was redesigned as an operatic stage and opened with ‘The Marriage’ by Martinu, ‘Il Marito Giocatore’ by Orlandini and ‘Ariadne's Lament’ by Monteverdi. Among the more important performances held at the Vienna Chamber Opera was the adaptation of ‘I Pagliacci’ by Leoncavallo in the 1980s. Some classic pieces, such as ‘La Bohème’ and ‘Carmen’, have been transformed into rock operas, following efforts to reach younger crowds. The theatrical and operatic series ‘Studio K’, initiated in the early 1980s, have long served as a platform to promote younger composers. Among the personages included in the series are composers Tom Johnson, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip Glass, George Tabori and Hans Werner Henze. In 1992, Wiener Kammeroper initiated a tradition of open-air performances of Mozart operas at the old Roman ruins at the Schönbrunn Palace.

Currently, under Isabella Gabor and Holger Bleck, the opera still holds fast to its tradition of staging contemporary operatic acts and promoting young singers at the annual International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition. The site has recently changed its focus towards a more musical theatre, but apart from popular plays, it is still engaged in the staging of rarities and works by young Austrians. The Baroque opera, opera buffa, chamber music and the contemporary musical continue to be the site’s major interests. The opera company also makes continuous efforts to stage underrated masterpieces of the past which have never been included in classical repertoires.