A dress rehearsal in action at the Wiener Staatsoper

Backstage at the Vienna Opera

Backstage at the Vienna Opera

Beautiful chandeliers in the Gustav Mahler Saal

Bust of Rossini

Gustav Mahler Hall

Gustav Mahler Saal

Horseshoe-shaped auditorium of the Staatsoper

Opera house stage

Painting of Mahler in the Gustav Mahler Hall

Schwindfoyer of the Staatsoper

The balcony of the Staatsoper auditorium

The central staircase of the Vienna Staatsoper

This portrait of Mahler by R.B. Kitaj hangs in the area where Mahler once worked

Vienna Opera dress rehearsal