Nijinsky Ballet Tickets

Nijinsky at the Vienna State Opera

On 19 January 1919, in the ballroom of the Suvretta House hotel in St Moritz, Vaslav Nijinsky — the greatest dancer of his age, the Ballets Russes star who had scandalised Paris with L’Après-midi d’un faune and The Rite of Spring — danced in public for the last time, and called it his wedding with God. John Neumeier’s full-evening ballet begins there and spirals back through the dancer’s life as his mind gives way: Diaghilev, the mentor and lover; Romola, the wife; the brother Stanislaw, already in an asylum; and the roles that made him — the Golden Slave, the Faun, Harlequin, the Spirit of the Rose — danced by his own ghosts. Created for the Hamburg Ballet in 2000, it is Neumeier’s masterpiece, to music by Chopin, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich.

The Vienna State Ballet dances it for the first time this season — the premiere on 20 October 2026 is a company premiere — in Neumeier’s own sets, costumes and lighting, with the ballet’s designs after Léon Bakst and Alexandre Benois. Nathan Brock conducts. Two parts with one interval, 19:00 to about 21:30; the house offers a half-hour introduction in German before each performance.

• ChoreographyJohn Neumeier, 2000
• MusicChopin, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich
• Running time19:00 to about 21:30, one interval
• Vienna premiere20 October 2026
• ConductorNathan Brock
• PerformancesSeven, 20 October to 9 November

Who’s Dancing

Three dancers share the title role across the run, each with his own Romola.

• 20, 24 and 30 October 2026Alessandro Frola (Nijinsky), Ketevan Papava (Romola), António Casalinho (Stanislaw), Victor Caixeta (the Golden Slave and the Faun), Davide Dato (Harlequin and the Spirit of the Rose); Alessandro Cavallo dances Diaghilev on 24 and 30 October.
• 22 and 27 October 2026António Casalinho (Nijinsky), Cassandra Trenary (Romola), Rinaldo Venuti (Stanislaw), Eno Peci (Diaghilev), Alessandro Cavallo (the Golden Slave and the Faun), Alessandro Frola (Harlequin and the Spirit of the Rose).
• 6 and 9 November 2026Victor Caixeta (Nijinsky), Olga Esina (Romola), Giorgio Fourés (Stanislaw), Zsolt Török (Diaghilev), Duccio Tariello (the Golden Slave and the Faun).

Casts and conductors as announced by the Vienna State Opera on 15 October 2026. The house can change them at short notice; the names on the day are the ones that count.

Seating Categories & Ticket Prices

At the Vienna State Opera you book by price category rather than a numbered seat: Category 1 is the front of the Parkett and the central boxes, the numbers rise as the seats move back and up, and we reserve the best available places within the category you choose. A new production for the company, priced in the house’s standard ballet range after the premiere night. Tickets for Nijinsky are listed with us from €74 to €309 by category across the run; the bands below show what each typically costs.

Prices as listed with us on 15 October 2026; each date shows its own categories and current prices. All prices include our service fee and may be above the original face value printed on the ticket. Categories 7 to 9 are restricted-view places, offered only when the house releases them. Standing room is sold by the house on the day and never through an agency.

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