Vienna State Opera

1.

Vienna State Opera

2.

The Viennese opera as a phenomenon
originated in the middle of the XVII
century

3.

Christoph Gluck
is credited with
developing a special
national opera style
Singspiel is a play with musical numbers or
an opera with spoken dialogues.

4.

The main event of the XIX
century was the
construction of a new
building
Construction began in 1861. The architects
of the new theater were August von
Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Null.

5.

Hans Richter
is a famous conductor
and music director
Wagner appeared in the repertoire of the Vienna
Opera with him: the tetralogy "The Ring of the
Nibelung", "Tristan und Isolde", "Othello".
It was under Richter that the theater first turned to
ballet. Bayer's "Doll Fairy" and "Sun and Earth" were
particularly popular.

6.

Gustav
Mahler
became the director of
the theater at the
beginning of the XX
century
He made the Vienna Opera one of the best
European and world opera houses.
The beginning of the century was marked
by productions of the works "La Boheme",
"Falstaff", "Elektra" by Strauss and "Eugene
Onegin", "The Queen of Spades", "Iolanthe"
by Tchaikovsky.

7.

The theater received its
current name only after 1918,
with the formation of the
Republic of Austria

8.

The Vienna State Opera
currently holds 2,284
spectators, of which 1,709 are
seated, 567 are standing and 4
are wheelchair accessible

9.

As part of the cultural
program, the Vienna Ball
is held here every year
This is the most prestigious ball,
which is always attended by
world celebrities and the
President of Austria

10.

Opera stars who performed at
the Vienna Opera House:

11.

Opera stars who performed at
the Vienna Opera House:

12.

Opera stars who performed at
the Vienna Opera House:

13.

Opera stars who performed at
the Vienna Opera House: