Vienna Opera Tickets: The 5 Best Seats to Book

1.Mozart Concert at the Vienna State Opera

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 461 reviews · 2 hours · from $81Our pick

Spend two hours with the Vienna Mozart Orchestra in the grand Vienna State Opera. Expect Mozart overtures, arias, duets, instrumental works, international opera singers, and Strauss favorites such as The Blue Danube and Radetzky March. Musicians perform in Baroque costumes and wigs, with ticket categories affecting your view.

“Absolutely amazing. Well worth every penny. A mesmerising evening. Wonderful music . The only downside was it should have dress code which could have made the event a complete 10/10”

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2.Musical Tickets THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 132 reviews · 2h 30m · from $128

Spend about two and a half hours at Vienna’s Raimund Theater for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. You’ll hear the classic score performed by the VBW Orchestra, follow the German-language drama with English surtitles, and watch the famous chandelier scene from a reserved seat.

“Spectacolul a fost realizat profesionist. Ne-a plăcut foarte mult abordarea regizorului. Scena candelabrului a fost minunată, ne-a încântat! Desigur că și decorul și costumele actorilor au strălucit. Felicităm personalul de la bar care, in ciuda numărului mare de cereri, a reușit să servească prompt pe toată lumea. Bravoooo!”

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3.Vienna State Opera House Mozart Concert in Historical Costumes

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 120 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $83

Spend about two hours with 30 musicians from leading Viennese orchestras, opera singers, and soloists performing Mozart in historical costume. Choose among five seating categories, or book VIP treatment with dinner, a horse-drawn carriage ride, top seats, sparkling wine, and a backstage meeting.

“Excellent experience. The orchestra was excellent with a very animated director. Sometimes the music was accompanied by one or more singers and for a while, there was a choir as well. Overall, excellently done. A couple of caveats. First, pick up your tickets an hour before. If you wait until 15 minutes before, as intimated on the paperwork, you will be in a horrible, not particularly well organized, line. Second, when booking tickets take care not to sit in the first 5 rows unless it will be in the very center. We were first row, but far left, so we really couldn't see anything that was happening on the right…”

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4.STATE OPERA – PRIVATE guided tour (tickets included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $267Top rated

Spend 90 minutes inside Vienna State Opera with Giselle Tours Vienna. Your private guide explains the building’s grand 19th-century rooms, postwar reconstruction, famous singers and conductors, the Opera Ball, daily stage changes, and the many people who keep this institution running. Admission is included.

“My tour guide was outstanding. She was very knowledgeable and professional, I would highly recommend her.”

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5.Vienna Private Walking Tour including State Opera

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 7 reviews · 3 hours

Walk central Vienna with a private English- or German-speaking guide, tracing Roman Vindobona, Habsburg power, imperial music, and modern Austria. The route includes the State Opera, Mozart Monument, Hofburg, Michaelerkirche, Graben, Peterskirche, and Stephansdom. Confirm the opera access carefully: the visit may mean only the lobby, with a separate fee for a fuller tour.

“It's important to note that the visit to the State Opera is just a visit to its lobby”

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