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Iolanta

You can see the historic building of the Vienna State Opera in evening lighting, photographed from a building opposite the Ring
Wiener Staatsoper © WienTourismus/Christian Stemper
You can see the historic building of the Vienna State Opera in evening lighting, photographed from a building opposite the Ring

Lyric opera in one act
Text: Modest Tschaikowskij

Musical direction: N.N.
Production: Evgeny Titov

Premiere: March 24, 2025

Iolanta, the daughter of Provençal King René, who has been blind from birth, lives in hiding in the Vosges mountains. Her father hopes that she will be cured by the famous physician Ibn-Hakia - only when she can see will Iolanta meet her fiancé Robert of Burgundy. But things turn out differently: Robert wants to break off the engagement because he loves another princess. His companion and friend Vaudemont, on the other hand, falls in love with Iolanta at first sight and she returns his love. Love becomes the key to treatment, the cure succeeds and Iolanta learns to see.

Venue

Vienna State Opera

Opernring 2
1010 Wien

Tickets & Info

Current Dates

  • Fri. 21 Mar 2025
  • Mon. 24 Mar 2025
  • Thu. 27 Mar 2025
  • Mon. 31 Mar 2025
  • Fri. 04 Apr 2025
  • Sun. 06 Apr 2025