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100 1 a| Kralik, Heinrich,d| 1887-1965.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 14 a| The Vienna Opera /c| Heinrich Kralik ; translated by Richard Rickett.;

260 a| Vienna :b| Verlag Brüder Rosenbaum,c| [1963];

300 a| 189 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 28 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Includes index.;

546 a| Translation of: Die Wiener Oper.;

505 0 a| Chronicle: from the beginnings of the Vienna Opera to the present day. The "opera in Vienna", or the "Vienna opera" -- The Vienna Philharmonic as the opera's orchestra -- Conductors at the helm -- Baroque opera -- The emperor's new toy, and a mirror of the political scene -- Il Pomo d'Oro -- Theatre architects -- The "Städtisches Komödienhaus" Theatre -- The Burgtheater -- The end of Baroque opera -- Gluck and Durazzo -- "Nationalsingspiel" -- Emanuel Schikaneder and the theater and der Wien -- Peter Freiherr von Braun -- The "Gesellschaft der Kavaliere" -- Opera and the middle-classes -- Graf Ferdinand Palffy -- Domenico Barbaja -- Administration by lease -- March 1848 -- I. F. Holbein von Holbeinsberg, a man of the world -- Julius Cornet, a boor -- Makeshifts -- The expansion of the city of Vienna -- The new Opera House on the Ring -- The end of an epoch: Matteo Salvi -- Richard Wagner at the court opera -- Franz von Dingelstedt -- The move into the new house -- The opening performance: Don Giovanni -- Enthusiast and man of the people: Johann Herbeck -- Heyday and downfall of an enthusiast -- Franz Jauner, a realist -- Peace with Bayreuth -- Wilhelm Jahn and Hans Richter -- The palmy days of the 19th century -- An epoch of worldly prosperity -- A change of scene: Gustav Mahler -- Mahler's methods -- Alfred Roller -- Felix von Weingartner -- Hans Gregor: the last years of peace -- The opera during the 1914-1918 war -- State opera -- Richard Strauss -- Franz Schalk as sole director -- Clemens Krauss -- Before the storm: Erwin Kerber -- The opera in the Third Reich -- A fresh start: with music -- The Hilbert era -- The reconstruction of the opera house -- The festival re-opening: Dr Karl Böhm -- Disappointment over the festival -- Herbert von Karajan -- A crisis and a fresh start --;

505 0 a| Ensemble: the singers and conductors of the Vienna Opera and its ballet. Problems in the operatic world of to-day -- Ensemble or stars? -- The ensemble at Mozart's disposal -- Leonore and Euryanthe -- Some of the Kärnthnertor-Theater artists -- Some of the cast of the first performance in the new Opera House on the Ring -- The singers at Wagner's disposal -- Wilhelm Jahn's favorites -- Gustav Mahler's ensemble -- Richard Mayr, the centre of the circle -- New arrivals -- The Richard Strauss and Franz Schalk eras -- Clemens Krauss and his ensemble -- Improvisations -- The opera on its feet again -- Hilbert's Mozart ensemble -- The re-opening of the House on the Ring -- Karajan introduces new blood -- The Opera Ballet -- Conductors -- Repertoire: the various works in the repertoire and their place in the general scheme. Repertoire problems -- The years leading up to 1848 -- Wagner and Verdi in the ascendant -- Puccini and Richard Strauss -- After World War I -- From World War II to the present day -- Epilogue.;

520 a| An attempt to trace a pattern in the whole fabric of associations pertaining to the Vienna Opera rather than to stress any particular period or occasion in its history.;

610 20 a| Hof-Operntheater (Vienna, Austria)=| ^A820871;

650 0 a| Operaz| Austriaz| Vienna.=| ^A1240688;

700 1 a| Rickett, Richard,e| translator.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

919 a| BOOK;

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The Vienna Opera / Heinrich Kralik ; translated by Richard Rickett.

Author/creator	Kralik, Heinrich
Other author	Rickett, Richard, translator.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Vienna : Verlag Brüder Rosenbaum, [1963]
Description	189 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects	Hof-Operntheater (Vienna, Austria) Opera--Austria. --Vienna.

Contents	Chronicle: from the beginnings of the Vienna Opera to the present day. The "opera in Vienna", or the "Vienna opera" -- The Vienna Philharmonic as the opera's orchestra -- Conductors at the helm -- Baroque opera -- The emperor's new toy, and a mirror of the political scene -- Il Pomo d'Oro -- Theatre architects -- The "Städtisches Komödienhaus" Theatre -- The Burgtheater -- The end of Baroque opera -- Gluck and Durazzo -- "Nationalsingspiel" -- Emanuel Schikaneder and the theater and der Wien -- Peter Freiherr von Braun -- The "Gesellschaft der Kavaliere" -- Opera and the middle-classes -- Graf Ferdinand Palffy -- Domenico Barbaja -- Administration by lease -- March 1848 -- I. F. Holbein von Holbeinsberg, a man of the world -- Julius Cornet, a boor -- Makeshifts -- The expansion of the city of Vienna -- The new Opera House on the Ring -- The end of an epoch: Matteo Salvi -- Richard Wagner at the court opera -- Franz von Dingelstedt -- The move into the new house -- The opening performance: Don Giovanni -- Enthusiast and man of the people: Johann Herbeck -- Heyday and downfall of an enthusiast -- Franz Jauner, a realist -- Peace with Bayreuth -- Wilhelm Jahn and Hans Richter -- The palmy days of the 19th century -- An epoch of worldly prosperity -- A change of scene: Gustav Mahler -- Mahler's methods -- Alfred Roller -- Felix von Weingartner -- Hans Gregor: the last years of peace -- The opera during the 1914-1918 war -- State opera -- Richard Strauss -- Franz Schalk as sole director -- Clemens Krauss -- Before the storm: Erwin Kerber -- The opera in the Third Reich -- A fresh start: with music -- The Hilbert era -- The reconstruction of the opera house -- The festival re-opening: Dr Karl Böhm -- Disappointment over the festival -- Herbert von Karajan -- A crisis and a fresh start --
Contents	Ensemble: the singers and conductors of the Vienna Opera and its ballet. Problems in the operatic world of to-day -- Ensemble or stars? -- The ensemble at Mozart's disposal -- Leonore and Euryanthe -- Some of the Kärnthnertor-Theater artists -- Some of the cast of the first performance in the new Opera House on the Ring -- The singers at Wagner's disposal -- Wilhelm Jahn's favorites -- Gustav Mahler's ensemble -- Richard Mayr, the centre of the circle -- New arrivals -- The Richard Strauss and Franz Schalk eras -- Clemens Krauss and his ensemble -- Improvisations -- The opera on its feet again -- Hilbert's Mozart ensemble -- The re-opening of the House on the Ring -- Karajan introduces new blood -- The Opera Ballet -- Conductors -- Repertoire: the various works in the repertoire and their place in the general scheme. Repertoire problems -- The years leading up to 1848 -- Wagner and Verdi in the ascendant -- Puccini and Richard Strauss -- After World War I -- From World War II to the present day -- Epilogue.
Abstract	An attempt to trace a pattern in the whole fabric of associations pertaining to the Vienna Opera rather than to stress any particular period or occasion in its history.
General note	Includes index.
Language	Translation of: Die Wiener Oper.
LCCN	64000037

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