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Approximately 50 operas and 20 ballets are offered in the repertoire every season, which runs from 1 September to 30 June. It is not, however, the number which is important (although it is not equaled by any other opera house in the world) rather the variety offered by this House and all at the highest levels of artistry. An artistic corner stone of the house is the permanently engaged ensemble of singers, always complemented by international guest singers. A great number of world stars have come from among the members of the Wiener Staatsoper ensemble. General Director Ioan Holender has discovered for the Wiener Staatsoper, and thereby for the international music world, a large number of young singers such as Natalie Dessay Barbara Frittoli, Angela Gheorghiu, Vesselina Kasarova, Angelika Kirchschlager, Andrea Rost, Michael Schade, Bo Skovhus, Bryn Terfel and Ramón Vargas.
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A further fact: the members of the Wiener Philhamoniker orchestra are recruited from the Wiener Staatsoper orchestra. It can be said in Vienna and elsewhere without false modesty that this world renowned orchestra is the best opera orchestra in the world. Back stage over 250 technical employees work from early in the morning though the night in order to prepare the daily change of performance.
The Wiener Staatsoper is the epitome of Austrian musical tradition and as a result the symbol for this relatively small, although disproportionately culturally present nation. This reputation was not least built through guest appearances overseas which have all the allure of a state visit. The first tour abroad (to France in 1947) caused a Parisian critic to write: ‘How rich is this poor Austria’. During the tour to Japan in 1994, overall the fourth guest appearance by the Staatsoper, performances were given of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO and BORIS GODUNOW under Claudio Abbado, DER ROSENKAVALIER under Carlos Kleiber as well as DIE FLEDERMAUS under Ulf Schirmer in Tokyo.
In addition, guest appearances in Ravenna in July 1996 of COSÌ FAN TUTTE under Riccardo Muti and the most recent tour in the autumn of 2000, once again to Japan, with three productions in total (ARIADNE AUF NAXOS: with Edita Gruberova as Zerbinetta and Agnes Baltsa as Komoponist under Giuseppe Sinopoli; DIE LUSTIGE WITWE: with Thomas Hampson as Danilo and Angelika Kirchschlager as Valencienne under Jun Märkl; LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: with Edita Gruberova as Linda and Thomas Hampson as Antonio under Bruno Campanella) confirmed the international ambassadorial role of the Staatsoper.
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