Ascanio in Alba - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Ascanio in Alba
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10.03.2026 , Tuesday
19:00
Theater an der Wien, Linke Wienzeile 6, 1060 Vienna
Seating plan
SERENATA TEATRALE IN TWO ACTS
LIBRETTO BY GIUSEPPE PARINI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 15 years old when he composed his Serenata Ascanio in Alba for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand and Princess Maria Beatrice d'Este in Milan in 1771. The work is a typical allegory in which Empress Maria Theresa, the Archduke's mother, is portrayed as the goddess of love, Venus, who brings her son Ascanio together with the right wife. The young Mozart's music, with numerous choruses and arias in the style of opera seria, was extremely well-received by the wedding guests, and the marriage of the prince and princess proved to be a happy one. The collaboration that has connected conductor Christophe Rousset and his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques with the MusikTheater an der Wien for many years is also extremely fortunate. For Mozart's Ascanio in Alba, he brings a top-class cast, including sopranos Anna El-Kashem and Rocío Pérez, tenor Alasdair Kent, and Mélissa Petit, who most recently performed the title role in Roméo et Juliette at the MusikTheater an der Wien.
Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the performance begins
Subject to change.
LIBRETTO BY GIUSEPPE PARINI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 15 years old when he composed his Serenata Ascanio in Alba for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand and Princess Maria Beatrice d'Este in Milan in 1771. The work is a typical allegory in which Empress Maria Theresa, the Archduke's mother, is portrayed as the goddess of love, Venus, who brings her son Ascanio together with the right wife. The young Mozart's music, with numerous choruses and arias in the style of opera seria, was extremely well-received by the wedding guests, and the marriage of the prince and princess proved to be a happy one. The collaboration that has connected conductor Christophe Rousset and his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques with the MusikTheater an der Wien for many years is also extremely fortunate. For Mozart's Ascanio in Alba, he brings a top-class cast, including sopranos Anna El-Kashem and Rocío Pérez, tenor Alasdair Kent, and Mélissa Petit, who most recently performed the title role in Roméo et Juliette at the MusikTheater an der Wien.
Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the performance begins
Subject to change.