still the site of many important productions in the 19th century until the open-
ing of the Hofoper (now the Wiener Staatsoper) in 1869. Jean Nicolas Jadot
was the architect. The article gives pictures and floor plans, plus useful notes
on early works performed.- Michtner, Otto. Das alte Burgtheater als Opernbühne, von die Einführung des
deutschen Singspiels (1778) bis zum Tod Kaiser Leopolds II (1792).Vienna:
Hermann Böhlaus Nachf., 1970. 566p. ISBN 3-205-03204-7. PN2610 .T5
v.3, pt.1.
A segment of Theatergeschichte Österreichs. This volume covers the Singspiel
productions by season, 1778–1783; Italian opera, 1783–1790; and opera
under Leopold II, 1790–1792; full chronologies are given. Lists of singers and
operas, bibliography of about 500 entries, and indexes of places, titles, and
persons. - Link, Dorothea. The National Court Theatre in Mozart’s Vienna. New York:
Oxford U.P., 1998. ix, 549p. ISBN 0-19-816673-7. ML1723.8 .V6 L56.
A performance chronology for the Burgtheater, 1783–1792. Eyewitness
accounts of the same period, by Count Karl Zinzendorf (p.191–398), are of
interest. Much valuable data throughout: currency, account books of the the-
ater, companies, subscribers. Useful bibliography of primary and secondary
material, about 150 items; indexes of names and titles. - Lewy, Patricia. “Burgtheater, Vienna, 1873–1891: The Singers and Their
Repertory.” Ph.D. diss., U. of California, Berkeley, 1991. 465p.
See also Brockpähler (#2349) and Cole in #288.
Graz
- List, Rudolf. Oper und Operette in Graz.2nd ed. Ried im Innkreis: Oberöster-
reichischer Landesverlag, 1974. xvi, 312p. ML1723.8 .G72 L6.
First edition, 1966. A general narrative for 1736–1974, giving some of the
casts; with 213 photos; no index.
Innsbruck
- Senn, Walter. Musik und Theater am Hof zu Innsbruck: Geschichte der
Hofkapelle von 15. Jahrhundert bis zu deren Auflösung im Jahre 1748. Inns-
bruck: Österreichisches Verlaganstalt, 1954. xx, 447p. ML246.8 .I5 S4.
A detailed, well-documented history, including biographical sketches of com-
posers and performers (covering many minor figures). Bibliography of about
150 items, indexes of persons and places.
Linz
- Wimmer, Heinrich. Das Linzer Landestheater, 1803–1958. Linz: Oberöster-
reichischer Landesverlag, 1958. 204p.
Not examined.
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