They were created by Ernst Julius Hähnel, and represent Erato’s two winged horses that are led by “Harmony and the Muse of Poetry”. The statues of the two riders on horseback were placed on the main facade of the loggia in 1876. Looking at the front of the building from the Ring Road, one can see the original structure that has been preserved since 1869. Under the direction of Karl Böhm, Beethoven’s Fidelio was brilliantly performed, and the opening ceremonies were broadcast by Austrian television. On November 5, 1955, the Vienna State Opera reopened with a new auditorium and modernized technology. The Secretary of State for Public Works, Julius Raab, announced on May 24, 1945, that reconstruction of the Vienna State Opera would begin immediately. The stage and the auditorium, however, were completely destroyed. Only the front section and the main stairways remained intact. In the last year of World War II, the Vienna State Opera was nearly destroyed during an allied bombing raid intended for another target. On May 25, 1869, the opera house solemnly opened with Mozart’s Don Giovanni in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth. It was built by the renowned Czech architect and contractor Josef Hlávka.īuilt in a grandiose Neo-Renaissance style to reflect the origins of its art, construction began in 1861 and finished in 1869. For further information please contact NPG Copyright.The structure of the opera house was planned by the Viennese architect August Sicard von Sicardsburg, while the inside was designed by interior decorator Eduard van der Nüll. Requests for a reproduction of a work of art or other content can be made through a Reproduction request. The use of images of works of art reproduced on this website and all other content may be restricted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. Copyright in all materials and/or works comprising or contained within this website remains with the National Portrait Gallery and other copyright owners as specified. This website comprises and contains copyrighted materials and works. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. © Robert McFarlane/Copyright Agency, 2023 In 2017, his staging of Handel's Saul opened the Adelaide Festival, and he became the first Australian to direct a Wagner production at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany. From 2001 to 2005 he was co-director of the Vienna Schauspielhaus, and in 2012 he was appointed the 'Intendant and Chefregisseur' of the Komische Oper Berlin. He won the Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production for Castor and Pollux in 2012, and his many other accolades include being named Best Director at the 2014 International Opera Awards, and the Opernwelt opera director of the year award for 2016. Never shy of pushing creative boundaries or breaking opera tradition, he has directed over 40 operas for companies throughout Europe and Australia including Molière's Tartuffe for the Sydney Theatre Company, Alban Berg's Wozzeck for the Sydney Opera House, Saul for Glyndebourne Festival, Carmen for the Frankfurt Opera, and Macbeth for the Zurich Opera House. He studied Piano and Music History at the University of Melbourne, and then established the Gilgul Theatre Company, which he described as 'Australia’s first professional alternative Jewish theatre company'. 1967), theatre and opera director, directed his first play as a student at Melbourne Grammar School in the early 1980s.
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