The Vienna State Opera ( German: Wiener Staatsoper , until 1918 the Vienna Court Opera ) is the largest opera house in Austria , one of the most important opera centers in the world.
| Vienna State Opera | |
|---|---|
 Vienna State Opera, 2011 | |
| Based | 1869 |
| Theater building | |
| Location | Vein |
| Address | |
| Architect | and |
| Guide | |
| Director | Dominic Meyer |
| Site | Official site |
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History
The court opera in Vienna arose in the middle of the 17th century, the opera performed in various theaters [2] . In 1861, construction began on a special building for the Vienna Opera, designed by architects August Zikard von Zikardsburg and Eduard van der Null . The grand opening of the opera house took place on May 25, 1869 in the presence of the imperial couple Franz Joseph and Elizabeth , on this day Mozart’s opera Don Juan was given. Until 1918, the theater was under the auspices of the Habsburgs and was called the Court Opera House ( German: Wiener Hof-Operntheater ). In the 1920s unofficially they began to call it state, but it received the official name of the Vienna State Opera ( German: Wiener Staatsoper ) only in 1938, with the beginning of the Anschluss . During the Second World War, K. Kraus , V. Furtwengler , K. Boehm directed the productions of the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi. In 1938, the premiere of the opera Peace Day by R. Strauss took place ; by 1944 all of his operas were staged [3] .
In 1945, as a result of the American bombing, the theater building was partially destroyed. Restoration work continued until 1955 [2] , and finally, on November 5, 1955, the theater was opened by the production of Beethoven's Fidelio (directed by C. Böhm). Then the tradition of annual balls at the Vienna Opera was renewed.
Guide
The directors of the Vienna State Opera were musicians, directors and, especially in the second half of the 20th century, professional administrators. According to historical tradition, in addition to administrative functions, they also performed the function of artistic leadership, in particular, determined the repertoire of the theater. The music director also performed the duties of the chief conductor (music director). Since 1986, the posts of director-administrator and music director (aka chief conductor), as a rule, have not been combined in one person.
Among the outstanding musicians who headed the Vienna Opera were Gustav Mahler ( 1897 - 1907 ), Felix Weingartner ( 1908 - 1911 and 1935 - 1936 ), Franz Schalk ( 1919 - 1929 , and until 1924 together with Richard Strauss ), Clemens Kraus ( 1929 - 1934 ), Karl Boehm ( 1943 - 1945 and 1954 - 1956 ), Herbert von Karayan ( 1956 - 1964 ), Lorin Maazel ( 1982 - 1984 ).
In 1986–91 The director of the theater was K.H. Drese, the musical director was Claudio Abbado . In 1991 - 1992 The director was the famous singer Eberhard Wechter . In 1992-2010. the director was Ioan Cholender [4] , the music director was Seiji Ozawa .
Since September 1, 2010, the duties of the Director of the Vienna Opera have been performed by Dominic Meyer , choreographer - Manuel Legri. Musical direction in 2010-14 carried out by conductor Franz Welser-Möst . Since September 2014, the position of musical director has been vacant.
See also
Angizia is a rock band working in the style of avant - garde metal , all of whose members are musicians of the Vienna State Opera.
Notes
- ↑ Monuments database - 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Error in footnotes ? : Invalid
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- ↑ Ioan Holender: Biografie .
Literature
- Stefan, Paul . Das neue Haus. Ein Halbjahrhundert Wiener Opernspiel und was voranging. - Wien / Leipzig: Strache, 1919.