![]() ![]() A guided tour of the building allows one to take in the baroque brilliance of its interiors, some of which have weathered the damages caused by the air raids during World War II. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera (Wiener Hofoper) to be later renamed as Vienna State Opera after the Habsburg monarchy was replaced by the First Republic of Austria. ![]() The imposing neo-Renaissance structure was the first building to be commissioned on the Wiener Ringstrasse, the architectural core of the city, built in the style of historicism back in the mid 19th century, during the reign of Emperor Franz Josef. Play bill for the opening event of todays Vienna State Opera, announcing the opening performance Don Juan on May 25, 1869. Ever since it opened to the public in 1869 with the premiere of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, it has been deemed a cultural signifier of the Austrian capital, one that also laid the foundation of the city’s other performance pillar-the Vienna Philharmonic. The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper in German) is among the oldest and most prestigious opera houses in the world, whose walls have echoed with the immortal compositions of musical greats like Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Richard Strauss and many others for over 150 years since its inception. There is precious little in Vienna that does not invoke awe, but there is something about a monument that is built not just of opulence and grandeur, but an unparalleled musical legacy. ![]()
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