# Wiener Staatsoper 2026/27 season launch

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/wiener-staatsoper-202627-season-launch
> Updated: 2026-09-05T16:00:56.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

The Wiener Staatsoper has launched its 2026/27 season with a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’. Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, the staging is noted for a socially critical approach that has previously polarized audiences. 

To mark the season opening, the venue is hosting ‘Opern Air’ in the Burggarten, an event anticipated to attract up to 12,000 people. The early repertoire also includes Francesco Cilea’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ starring Ermonela Jaho, alongside various works by Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, and Puccini.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-05: Wiener Staatsoper launches 2026/27 season with Don Carlo

The Wiener Staatsoper has launched its 2026/27 season with Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, alongside the ‘Opern Air’ event in Burggarten.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/wiener-staatsoper-launches-202627-season-with-don-carlo

### 2026-08-07: Teatro Lirico di Cagliari unveils 2027 opera season

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari announces its 2027 opera season, opening with Verdi’s Don Carlos and featuring seven productions with noted directors and conductors through December.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/teatro-lirico-di-cagliari-unveils-2027-opera-season

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