i will be in vienna december 13 days - would like to see at least one opera at the vienna state opera house. by accident i got on a website www.viennaconcerts.com they list the opera performances in december 2007. they have tickets for wagners die valquerie (spelling) and boris gudinoff by (again spelling) the price range in euros runs from 224,198,149,119,89,69,and 44. what bothers me is are they overcharging for tickets? is it worth it or should i wait until i arrive in vienna and go to the box office the tickets there are probably a little bit less or would you get tickets through this travel office. if i wait till december when i arrive i will probably wind up with nothing - i can%26#39;t take standing room the wagner opera is more than 4 hours can%26#39;t do it. therefore i really don%26#39;t know what to do. thanks
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I%26#39;d try to get the tickets directly from the opera. However, don%26#39;t wait until you%26#39;re in Vienna. Their website has all the options:
wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node2/…7590.php
Die Walküre will be very much in demand as it is a highly anticipated new production. Unless you%26#39;re really into Wagner%26#39;s music, it might not be worth the extra cost and trouble to get a ticket for that. General internet ticket sales starts exactly one month ahead of each performance. What you could do is try to order in writing (fax) right now. This service is for international patrons and patrons from outside Vienna only and orders are handled before the general sale starts. If it doesn%26#39;t work out, you could try to get tickets via the official internet sales at
www.wiener-staatsoper.at
one month ahead of the date you%26#39;re planning to visit. And in the very unlikely event that you%26#39;re unable to get any tickets for any of the performances you had in mind this way, you can still get some from private ticket agents like the one you found online. They usually charge 20% commision, sometimes more, maybe for the Walküre.
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thank you for your reply - i am a wagner fan - i went on the internet www. you mentioned yes its in english until i want to purchase tickets then its in german which i don%26#39;t understand i%26#39;m ashamed to say but the price of tickets while expensive are lower than that company vienna concerts. maybe i can send the opera house an e-mail for tickets or its hopeless because of the language.
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If you%26#39;re a Wagner fan, you should really try to get into Die Walküre.
Right, internet ticket ordering is in German only, that is a problem. But as I said, online ticket sales doesn%26#39;t start until one month ahead of the date you want to attend anyway. From that date, you%26#39;ll be able to check remaining seat availability online and from the following day (e.g. for a performance on Dec 4th from Nov 5th) try the telephone credit card ticket sale +43 1 513 1 513 from 10 am to 9pm Vienna time. I%26#39;m pretty sure they%26#39;ll be able to help you in English.
You should follow the instructions for %26quot;written ticket order%26quot; and send them preferably a fax (+43 1 51444 2969) or a letter indicating the performances you want to see including alternative dates and the ticket category you wish to order. They are used to orders in English, so language won%26#39;t be a problem there. It might help to speed up things to include your credit card details right away, otherwise they%26#39;ll probably ask for them. If you don%26#39;t hear from them until a month before the performance (so when general sale starts), try telephone order and, as a last resort, get the ticket via an independent agent.
Of course, you can also send them an e-mail and ask about your options but chances are it will take some time until they respond and then they might just let you know about the option of written ticket orders.
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Please try to purchase opera tickets directly from the State Opera.
As mentioned on this post and many others ( just insert opera tickets in search box for much information. )
If you use an agency the tickets will cost 20-40 % more as a premium for using them -example name mentioned above.
The State Opera site has detailed instructions for advance ticket sales - you can do this by phone with a credit card or by fax or e-mail also mentioned in detail here and elsewhere. Not realy a hard thing to do.
I have the advantage of going to the box office to purchase tickets. Normally a good selection of seats are avaialable on the time frame before the performance.
Exception may be a premiere or an opera featuring one of the Opera treasured talents.
Even then often single tickets in various price categories remain.
If you seek 2 tickets - look to the single ticket availibility if you can not find 2 together - this often works.
A good alternative is the Volksoper with increasingly good performances of mostly lighter selections
www.volksoper.at
If you are not fortunate enough to get tickets using the above methods- try your hotel concierge or reception- they can normally always find tickets for you- most often at a lesser premium charged by the ticket brokers or try one of the numerous ticket sellers found in the city . many conveniently located in the city center- often showing tickets in their windows
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thank you so much for your replies it is really appreciated - its complicated getting tickets to the opera in another country. this is what i will do thanks to your suggestions...i will call the box office next week with my credit card hope they speak english - for a performance of die walkure december 20th i know they may tell me to call back november 20th thats all right i%26#39;ll call back and get a ticket i just hope i can see at least one performance at the state opera. by the way the volksoper (spelling) is very nice i hope i can get a ticket when i arrive in vienna they have performances of hansel and gretal (spelling) etc . p.s. if i can%26#39;t get any tickets no-one can say i did%26#39;t try.
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