2026

Georges Bizet – Carmen – Wiener Opernsommer
Artistic Director and Conductor: Joji Hattori
 
Venue: Opera Arena at Heumarkt
Lothringerstrasse 22, 1030 Vienna, Austria

Performance Dates:

Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – Premiere (Opening Night)
Friday, 3 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 2nd Performance
Saturday, 4 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 3rd Performance
Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 4th Performance
Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 5th Performance
Thursday, 9 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 6th Performance
Friday, 10 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 7th Performance
Saturday, 11 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 8th Performance
Wednesday, 15 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 9th Performance
Thursday, 16 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 10th Performance
Friday, 17 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 11th Performance
Saturday, 18 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 12th Performance

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Vienna Chamber Orchestra – Prime Time
Jeremias Fliedl – cello
Joji Hattori – presentation, conductor
PROGRAM
Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky
Elegy in honor of Ivan W. Samarin G-Dur (1884)
Igor Strawinski
Suite italienne (Arrangement for cello and string orchestra: Benjamin Wallfisch) (1922 ca./1932)
Antonín Dvořák
Klid lesa »Waldesruhe« op. 68/5 (Version for cello and piano) (1883–1884/1891)
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Serenade in C major, Op. 2 for string orchestra (1897)