A major opera premiere—»The Damnation of Faust»—is set for the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper). It will be one of the highlights of the 2026/2027 Austrian theater season.
The performances will take place in Vienna from December 17 to 29, 2026.
Director: the production is being created by the renowned American director Lydia Steier.
Musical Director: French conductor Bertrand de Billy.
Lead roles: John Osborn (Faust), Ève-Maud Hubeaux (Marguerite), and Christian Van Horn (Méphistophélès).
«The Damnation of Faust» (French: «La Damnation de Faust») is a large-scale musical work by the French composer Hector Berlioz, created in 1846 and based on Goethe’s tragedy.
Berlioz himself defined it as belonging to a rare genre—the «dramatic legend.» The work occupies a position midway between classical opera and a theatrical oratorio for soloists, chorus, and orchestra.
