Vienna

=== Music, theater, and opera ===
{{See also|Music of Vienna|Music of Austria}}
[[File:Vienna - Johann Strauss Monument in Stadt Park - 4572.jpg|thumb|Monument of [[Johann Strauss II]] at [[Stadtpark, Vienna]]]]
Famous composers including [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], [[Joseph Haydn]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], [[Franz Schubert]], [[Johannes Brahms]], [[Gustav Mahler]], [[Robert Stolz]], and [[Arnold Schoenberg]] have worked in Vienna.
[[File:Burgtheater, Viena, Austria, 2020-01-31, DD 36.jpg|thumb|The Burgtheater on the Ring]]
Art and culture had a long tradition in Vienna, including theater, opera, classical music and fine arts. The [[Burgtheater]] is considered one of the best theaters in the German-speaking world alongside its branch, the [[Akademietheater]]. The [[Volkstheater, Vienna|Volkstheater Wien]] and the [[Theater in der Josefstadt]] also enjoy good reputations. There is also a multitude of smaller theaters, in many cases devoted to less mainstream forms of the performing arts, such as modern, experimental plays or [[cabaret]].

Vienna is also home to a number of opera houses, including the [[Theater an der Wien]], the [[Vienna State Opera|Staatsoper]] and the [[Vienna Volksoper|Volksoper]], the latter being devoted to the typical Viennese [[operetta]]. Classical concerts are performed at venues such as the [[Musikverein|Wiener Musikverein]], home of the [[Vienna Philharmonic]] Orchestra known across the world for the annual widely broadcast "[[Vienna New Year's Concert|New Year's Day Concert]]", as well as the [[Konzerthaus, Vienna|Wiener Konzerthaus]], home of the internationally renowned [[Vienna Symphony]]. Many concert venues offer concerts aimed at tourists, featuring popular highlights of Viennese music, particularly the works of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], [[Johann Strauss I]], and [[Johann Strauss II]].

Up until 2005, the Theater an der Wien hosted premieres of musicals, but since 2006 (a year dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth), has devoted itself to opera again, becoming a stagione opera house offering one new production each month. Since 2012, Theater an der Wien has taken over the Wiener Kammeroper, a historical small theater in the first district of Vienna seating 300 spectators, turning it into its second venue for smaller sized productions and chamber operas created by the young ensemble of Theater an der Wien (JET). Before 2005 the most successful musical was ''[[Elisabeth (musical)|Elisabeth]]'', which was later translated into several languages and performed all over the world. The [[Wiener Taschenoper]] is dedicated to stage music of the 20th and 21st century. The [[Haus der Musik]] ("house of music") opened in the year 2000.

The [[Wienerlied]] is a unique song genre from Vienna. There are approximately 60,000 – 70,000 Wienerlieder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wvlw.at/ |title=Wiener Volksliederwerk, ''Zum Wienerlied'' |publisher=Wvlw.at |access-date=19 May 2012 |archive-date=5 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405231214/http://www.wvlw.at/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Multiple popular songs have been written about Vienna, such as [[Vienna (Billy Joel song)|''Vienna'' (1977)]] by [[Billy Joel]], [[Vienna (Ultravox song)|''Vienna'' (1981)]] by [[Ultravox]], and ''[[Vienna Calling]]'' by [[Falco (musician)|Falco]].

The [[Vienna's English Theatre]] (VET) is an English theater in Vienna. It was founded in 1963 and is located in the 8th Vienna's district. It is the oldest English-language theater in continental Europe.