Vienna State Opera
The opera house was the first major building on the Vienna Ringstrasse commissioned by the Viennese "city expansion fund". Work commenced on the house in 1861 and was completed in 1869, following plans drawn up by architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style by the renowned Czech architect and contractor Josef Hlávka.
Vienna Residence Orchestra
The orchestra plays works of the First Viennese School in various large orchestrations. The focus is on compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Johann Strauss II family as well as works of classical Viennese operetta.