Vienna State Opera 2026/27 Season Opening, October 3, 2026 — the season’s first premiere — Alexander Zemlinsky’s «A Florentine Tragedy» and Béla Bartók’s «Bluebeard’s Castle», Wiener Staatsoper,Vienna, Austria.

October 3, 2026, marks the season’s first premiere, featuring two one-act Expressionist masterpieces: Alexander Zemlinsky’s «A Florentine Tragedy» and Béla Bartók’s «Bluebeard’s Castle». Alain Altinoglu conducts, and Vasily Barkhatov directs. Asmik Grigorian will sing the leading female roles in both works.