GESELLSCHAFT FÜR MUSIKTHEATER

Born in Italy, the opera was born in Salzburg during the Baroque era. He subsequently evolved to the Imperial Court in Vienna, where Christoph-Willibald Gluck was deeply Reformed. Later, Emperor Joseph II will want to promote an opera of specifically Austrian character. The Abduction of the Seraglio, Mozart, will be one of the first and most beautiful examples. The Vienna Court Opera was inaugurated in 1869. The excellence of his performances assured his reputation: Verdi came to lead Aida there. In the twentieth century, Gustav Mahler became the director. Richard Strauss gave his Knight to Pink, according to a Livret booklet. The Opera building was severely damaged by bombing during the liberation of the capital. It was rebuilt in ten years. After the war, Karl Böhm, Herbert von Karajan and Lorin Maazel succeeded his leadership.