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Zur Heißen Zitrone

VenueVolksoper Vienna
CalendarThu 18 Feb 2027 - Fri 21 May 2027
Synopsis/Details

What would an allotment garden association (in Austrian: Kleingartenverein) be without its clubhouse? Without its pub, where people gossip, vote, drink, and sometimes pound the table? In the Volksoper allotment garden association, this place is called Zur heißen Zitrone, where everyone regularly meets for a spritzer and a cheese toastie: long-time residents, newcomers, artist-bobos, retirees – everyone who has managed to get their hands on a spot in the idyllic oasis and who is keen to defend the patch of green that belongs only to them …

In a city where green is a rarity, a spot in a “Kleingartenverein“ is a coveted prize: sought after by many, granted to few. And once obtained, it must be defended – territory, appearances, and the delicate choreography of communal life. In Zur heißen Zitrone, we tell the big and small stories of this microcosm – a mirror of Austria itself. And what binds them together is, of course, music: Austropop. From its heyday to today’s voices, this musical journey offers a witty, entertaining cross-section of Austria’s recent cultural history.

A tribute to Austro-Pop

Concept and book by Julia Edtmeier and Jakob Semotan

In Austrian German with English surtitles

Cast

Leading Team

Stage direction: Julia Edtmeier

Choreography: Lukas Strasser

Set design: Kaja Dymnicki

Dramaturgy: Lisa Kerlin

Costume design: Alma Jerlagić

Sounddesign: Martin Lukesch

Venue
Volksoper Vienna

Public transport:

Underground line U6
Trams 40, 41, 42
Bus 40A
Stop "Währinger Straße / Volksoper"

A taxi stand is located at Währinger Gürtel.
Parking garages in WIFI and AKH

 

The Volksoper is Vienna’s main stage for operetta, opera, musicals and ballet, offering sophisticated musical entertainment. Colourful, eclectic and full of vitality, it is the only theatre dedicated to the genre of operetta.

Operetta belongs to Vienna and Vienna installed it at the home of operetta, Volksopera Vienna, which thereupon became the leading operetta house in the world. First class singers, actors and dancers together with a versatile orchestra cunjure up a musical firework display every evening.

Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán wrote their world famous beloved melodies for operettas such as “The Fledermaus”, “The Merry Widow” and “The Csárdás Princess”. A visit to at least one of these operettas at the Volksopera Vienna is a must for every visitor to Vienna!

Also performed are operas from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, as well as classic musicals and ballet. In addition, the Volksoper has a fifth longstanding and proven speciality: it stages soirées, cabaret and burlesque performances under the name of “Volksoper Spezial”.

In the repertory theatre, which seats 1,337 persons, some 300 performances of around 35 different productions are staged every year between September and June.

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