The Theater an der Wien on the Linke Wienzeile in the 6th district has been regarded as “the new opera house” of the city since 2006. Together with the Raimund Theater and the Ronacher Theater, it forms the “Vereinigte Bühnen Wien”.
Originally, this theatre developed in the 18th century out of a travelling stage of the Viennese suburbs, which represented a scene away from the courtly circles. It was only at the beginning of the 19th century that the theatre gained a fixed setting with the Empire-style building on the Linke Wienzeile.
After performances of all theatre genres had been held here, the Theater an der Wien discovered the “Golden Operetta Era” for itself with Johann Strauss and Carl Millöcker. Later, the “Silver Operetta Era” with Franz Lehár also arrived in the building. After the Second World War, the ensemble of the bombed-out State Opera used the Theater an der Wien as a provisional quarters.
While the theatre was known in the 1990s for its high-calibre performances and premieres of German-language musicals, the phase of Viennese Classicism began from the Mozart year 2006. Since then it has been
