Austria
The Vienna State Opera is the former Imperial Opera. Performances are very lavish. Swan Lake was fantastic! There were international ballet soloists. The opera orchestra consists of members of the Vienna Philharmonic, which was many times voted the best orchestra in the world. We had good seats and enjoyed a great evening!
Tickets for certain performances are bit of a problem. We found tickets for Swan Lake from www.concertvienna.com
If you cannot afford full price for an opera or ballet, queue for one of the 600 standing places – which will set you back two or four euros.
Opernring; www.staatsoper.at/Content.Node2/en/index.php
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