Streaming: Getting Started

  • What about sound quality?

    We use high bitrate to deliver excellent sound quality. Additionally Dolby© Advanced AudioTM is available for compatible devices.

  • Are there subtitles in streams?

    When a stream is running, you can enable subtitles. Subtitles are available in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian where possible.

    • Apple TV - Swipe down on the remote and select the subtitle language.
    • Fire TV - Select the corresponding subtitle icon in the lower right corner of the screen and select the subtitle language.
    • Android TV - Select the corresponding subtitle icon in the lower right corner of the screen and select the subtitle language.
    • iPhone, iPad - Select the corresponding subtitle icon in the lower right corner of the screen and select the subtitle language.
    • Android phone and tablet - Select the corresponding subtitle icon in the lower right corner of the screen and select the subtitle language.

     

  • What picture quality will I receive?

    The signal is generated in Full HD quality. You automatically receive the highest picture quality that your Internet connection allows (adaptive bitrate streaming). The picture quality may therefore change noticeably from time to time.

     

  • How long can I watch a stream?

    Streams from the archive are available for 24 hours. Regular live streams are available 72 hours after the end of the performance. During this time, streams can be viewed multiple times in each time zone.

     

  • Live transmissions

    The broadcast is a live transmission of the performance from Vienna Opera House. The stream is available for 72 hours after the performance ends. During this period, it can be watched multiple times in any time zone in the world.

  • Wiener Staatsoper apps

    Wiener Staatsoper Live at Home app is available to download from the Apple app store, Amazon app store and Google Play store. Please use links below to download apps.

    TV:

    Apple tvOS (AppleTV)

    Amazon FireTV

    AndroidTV

     

     

    Tablets:

    Apple iPadOS

    Android Tablet

     

    Phones 

    Apple iOS

    Android

  • I have had a streaming subscription for a long time. Where can I find the media library?

    The paid services of the previous season, and thus also the subscriptions, will not be continued in the new season. This also affects the media library - which has also been discontinued. All paid subscriptions were automatically terminated as of September 2020.

     

  • Is there an archive/media library of previous productions?

    Our live offering is available for subsequent retrieval for a maximum of 72 hours after the broadcast. During the official closure of the performance schedule (November), we offer a daily opera or ballet production as a stream from 7:00 p.m. - this stream can be accessed for a maximum of 24 hours.