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“It's time for New Gods”: The Vienna Festival Week Will Celebrate Its 75th Anniversary as a Radical “Free Republic”
When the Vienna Festival begins on May 15, the city will not only be celebrating three-quarters of a century of festival history, but also a spiritual and political reinvention. This year's motto, “It's time for New Gods,” promises a “mythical celebration of criticism of God and longing for God.” Artistic director Milo Rau, who is heading the festival for the third time, has put together a program that blurs the boundaries between the sacred and the profane, between commemoration and radical contemporary art.
March 4, 2026
New Music Director for Volksoper
The Volksoper Wien will have a new music director as of September 2022. Together with the recently announced new opera director Lotte de Beer, Omer Meir Wellber wants to "make the Volksoper one of the most exciting European music theaters". Both De Beer and Wellber bring a lot of experience to their new jobs in Vienna.
December 11, 2020
The Vienna Festival 2019 is Opened
The Wiener Festwochen (Vienna Festival) were opened and started with a mainly female stage. The Vienna Festival is a cultural festival in Vienna that takes place every year for five weeks in May and June. The Wiener Festwochen show theatre, opera and dance productions from all parts of the world and also perform as producers of international productions.
May 10, 2019
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