Premieres At The Theatre
As a prominent theatre in an artistically vital city, the Theater an der Wien has been the location for the premieres of many works of theatre and music that endure to this day, among them:
- 1805 (November 20) Ludwig van Beethoven's opera Fidelio. Beethoven actually lived in rooms inside the theatre, at Schikaneder's invitation, during part of the period of composition.
- Other Beethoven premieres:
- 1803 (April 5) Second Symphony
- 1805 (April 7) Third Symphony
- 1806 (December 23) Violin Concerto
- 1808 (December 22) Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, Choral Fantasy, and the Piano Concerto No. 4. (For the full program see Symphony No. 5)
- 1817 Die Ahnfrau by Franz Grillparzer
- 1823 Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern (Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus), a play by Helmina von Chézy. According to one critic, "dreadful beyond imagination" and utterly forgotten today, except for the incidental music by Franz Schubert
- 1844 Der Zerrissene by Johann Nestroy
- 1874 (April 5) Die Fledermaus by the younger Johann Strauss
- 1882 (December 6) Der Bettelstudent by Carl Millöcker
- 1885 (October 24) The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss II
- 1891 (January 10) "Der Vogelhändler" by Carl Zeller
- 1898 (January 5) Der Opernball by Richard Heuberger
- 1905 (December 30) The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár
- 1908 (November 14) The Chocolate Soldier by Oscar Straus
- 1909 (November 12) Der Graf von Luxemburg by Franz Lehár
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