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Animal Farm Opera Tickets — Raskatov's Orwell Opera at the Vienna State Opera

One of the most talked-about new operas of recent years: Alexander Raskatov's powerful adaptation of George Orwell's political allegory, directed by Damiano Michieletto — who sets the action not on a farm but in a slaughterhouse, amplifying the horror of the animals' descent from revolutionary idealism to totalitarian nightmare. Alexander Soddy conducts. Stage design by Paolo Fantin, costumes by Klaus Bruns.

First performed at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam (2023), the opera features no fewer than 21 solo roles, each with a distinctive musical profile. Wolfgang Bankl is a chilling Napoleon, Michael Gniffke sings Snowball, Andrei Popov is the manipulative Squealer, and Stefan Astakhov is the tragic horse Boxer. Raskatov's inventive score ranges from the rousing anthem Beasts of England to moments of devastating pathos. A must-see for anyone who believes opera should speak to the present.

• Conductor: Alexander Soddy
• Stage Director: Damiano Michieletto (set: Paolo Fantin, costumes: Klaus Bruns, lighting: Alessandro Carletti)
• Cast: Wolfgang Bankl (Napoleon), Michael Gniffke (Snowball), Andrei Popov (Squealer), Stefan Astakhov (Boxer), Gennady Bezzubenkov (Old Major), Margaret Plummer (Clover), Clemens Unterreiner (Mr Pilkington)
• Performances: 12, 16, 18 & 23 June 2026
• Venue: Vienna State Opera — Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna
• Duration: Approx. 2 hours 15 minutes (two acts)
• Language: English (with German surtitles)

Orwell on the opera stage — terrifyingly relevant. Book your Animal Farm tickets now.