
Ballet · Conductor
TodayLiving Legacies
19:00–21:45 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor
Vienna State Ballet · September 2026
David Coleman conducts the Vienna State Ballet in a programme of Balanchine, Wheeldon and Ashton, with music by Mozart, Bosso, Vivaldi and Rachmaninoff.

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September in Vienna. Four evenings of Living Legacies, conducted by David Coleman.
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Ballet · Conductor
Today19:00–21:45 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor

Ballet · Conductor
Upcoming19:00–21:45 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor

Ballet · Conductor
Upcoming19:00–21:45 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor

Ballet · Conductor
Upcoming19:30–22:15 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor
All times are local to Vienna. Cast and booking information: Vienna State Opera. Production photography: Ashley Taylor.
The programme

01
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

02
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Ezio Bosso · Antonio Vivaldi

03
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
David Coleman conducts all three works. Yoko Kikuchi is the pianist in Rhapsody.
Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes, including two intervals. Read the Vienna State Opera’s production notes.
