Rigoletto – Up Close. Deeply Intense. Pure Verdi.

Experience Verdi’s masterpiece up close: In the unique crypt of St. Peter’s Church in Vienna, legendary arias such as “La donna è mobile” and, above all, the moving duets unfold an intensity in the unexpected proximity to the audience that is almost impossible to resist.

This dramatically refined version places the characters and their conflicts right at the heart of the performance – pure, intense and filled with emotional power, performed in Verdi’s original piano version.

As Austria’s smallest opera theatre, OPER in the KRYPTA stands for the highest artistic quality and opera without distance between the performers and the audience. Add to this the centuries-old vaulted crypt, whose distinctive acoustics and atmosphere create a world of its own.

Deep beneath St. Peter’s Church in Vienna, opera becomes a personal experience – intense, authentic and unforgettable.

The crypt is pleasantly temperature-controlled throughout the year.