When visiting Vienna with a young baby, the only thing that we were sad we couldn’t do was visit at show at the State Opera. This tour was the next best thing and was a fascinating look round the amazing venue. The tour lasted 40 minutes with our guide Mary who was very good. The operation is an absolute machine though, with tours of multiple languages walking round all over the place - it was rammed. Absolutely essential to book online in advance, which was easy to do, otherwise you risk a long wait and being disappointed, and it’s definitely worth doing.

A must do in Vienna, sadly we were unable to see a performance but we did the next best thing & did a guided tour (definitely advisable to prebook) which was great. Our guide was knowledgeable & passionate & gave us a real insight into the history of the place. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip

What a stunning building - definitely worth a visit, especially if you are able to get tickets to a performance. We were lucky to get excellent seats to a performance of Tosca, and it was the highlight of the holiday. Get there early to have a drink, enjoy the exquisite decor and take some photos. Nearly on par with the Garnier... and a word of advice: make an effort to dress up and enjoy it. The clothes being worn by patrons were as wonderful as the costumes on stage.

Amazing interior! On our visit we went for a tour guide and also for a ballet performance Goldberg variation! My boyfriend loves the ballett a lot, I am more of an opera person, but still liked the performance. Modern and entertaining! It's great to seat in the lodge, you have then more intimate experience and don't have to cue at the garderobe)

I visited the Opera House twice during my trip to Vienna, once to see a ballet and the second time to see an opera. Both performances were excellent. The building itself was rebuilt during the last century following a fire but, although some of the facilities were obviously modernised, the original layout and atmosphere were retained. It is an impressive auditorium with great acoustics. Visit if you have the opportunity.

The opera is the largest opera house in Austria. The theater was built in 1869 by architect August Sikkard von Sikkardsburg. The interior decoration and interiors were designed by Eduard van der Nüll.

This is the closed period for opera but they give tours in many languages. The wise person books on line in good time. If you get there earlier than the 15 minutes suggested, you my be lucky to sit on the steps at the start of the tour. Any later you will be green with envy as you see those sitting while you wait in what was for us just over 30C! The tour in English was very well and comprehensively presented. The young male tour guide was informative and handled questions well and gave a very good understanding of the operational side of the Opera House as well as showing off its regal assets. The blend of contemporary technology with the classical ambience came over in spades. That the public purse keeps 50% of this renowned centre of music going is a great accolade the nation's support for music. If only for the tour, it is worth getting in the building and seeing and feeling it.

The Wienerstaatsoper is beautiful and well-appointed. The music, singing and orchester themselves were world-class magnificent. The set was minimalistic and really detracted from the overall experience. The house was very hot, stifling. We loved the monitors at each seat which provided the text of the opera in your choice of languages!

We attended a performance of Die Frau ohne Schatten, which had its premiere a hundred years ago or so in this opera house. My bucket list includes the whim of seeing operas in every major opera house in Europe. The Wiener Staatsoper did not disappoint. Beautiful opera house. Wonderful musical performance. Major Gripe: It was very, very difficult to obtain tickets. This was not my first choice. But the operas for an entire week were sold out. I can't blame this on the Wiener Staatsoper, but if you are traveling to Vienna, plan way, way ahead of your trip.

We go to a lot of plays, musicals and other performances but had never been to the opera. Was never high on the list of things to do but figured Vienna would be a good place to change that. Loved the entire experience. The opera house is beautiful, there are tablets with translation and at intermission you could have a reserved table with your drink & canapés or whatever you ordered ready to save time. We had the loge seats (the boxes) and that was quite special. Personally loved seeing the orchestra in action. I can’t judge the opera itself nor the stage production but even if you’re not an opera buff, it’s an experience if you’re into the arts.