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Time for New Gods!

On the occasion of the
75th anniversary of
the Vienna Festival,
the Free Republic of Vienna declares itself
the Republic of Gods.

Welcome

Join the Gods of Music

If you love music, you’re in for a real treat!
With this anniversary edition, you can look forward to plenty of spectacular,
exciting and brand-new musical theatre.

Opera

Parsifal

Susanne Kennedy & Markus Selg

Yi-Chen Lin

by Richard Wagner

15 / 17 / 19 / 22 June

Halle E im MuseumsQuartier

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Music theatre

The Day Before

Brigitta Muntendorf & Christiane Jatahy

Text by Rosa Montero

16 / 17 / 18 May

Odeon

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Music theatre

Mōdraniht. Songs of Winter War

1 / 2 / 3 June

Dance

Histoire(s) du Théâtre VII

23 / 24 / 25 May

Concert

Njioma Chinyere Grevious / Joseph Young

10 June

Wiener Konzerthaus, Großer Saal

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Concert

No More Excuses I

Klangforum Wien

Elaine Mitchener, Bára Gísladóttir, Tania León,

Ailís Ní Ríain, Nyokabi Kariùki

13 June

Concert

Imsu Choi, Sofia Jernberg, Katarina Gryvul,

Nicole Lizée, Keiko Abe, Anna Korsun

14 June

ORF RadioKulturhaus

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Agentur: Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Wienbibliothek P-251851

Opening Hype and High Culture. 75 Years of Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) in Posters

For 75 years, the designs of the Vienna Festival have been a part of the city’s cultural life. To mark this anniversary, we are joining forces with the MAK to showcase around 80 iconic campaigns from Wienbibliothek im Rathaus’ collection. We cordially invite you to the exhibition opening on 21 April at 7 pm at the MAK!

Share your
Vienna Festival
Moments

What impact has the Vienna Festival had on your life? Which moments were particularly memorable? Which experiences do you look back on fondly? To mark its 75th anniversary, the Vienna Festival and the House of Austrian History invite you to join in collecting and sharing memories.

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