Research Catalog

Title

Schauspielhaus an der Wien [graphic].

Publication

Vienne : Artaria et Comp., [18--?]

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Details

Additional Authors

Artaria & Co. pbl

Description

1 print : etching, hand-colored; 46 x 58 cm., plate mark 33 x 45 cm.

Summary

Exterior view of the building now known as the Theater an der Wien, in Vienna, Austria. The fashions worn by the people in the streets suggest a date in the early 19th century.

Alternative Title

• (Wien) Kaiserl. Konigl. Schauspielhaus an der Wien
• Theatre imp. et roy. du Fauxbourg de la Vienne (Vienne)

Subjects

• Etchings
• Theater architecture > Austria > Vienna
• Theater an der Wien

Genre/Form

Etchings.

Note

• At upper right: 22.

Source (note)

• Antony Tudor.

Biography (note)

• Opened in 1801 by Emanuel Schikaneder, the Theater an der Wien has been a venue for drama, opera, music, and ballet. Ludwig van Beethoven served as its director of music and resident composer for a time, and several of his works, including his opera Fidelio, were premiered there.

Call Number

*MGZFH The Vie 1

OCLC

782068257

Title

Schauspielhaus an der Wien [graphic].

Imprint

Vienne : Artaria et Comp., [18--?]

Biography

Opened in 1801 by Emanuel Schikaneder, the Theater an der Wien has been a venue for drama, opera, music, and ballet. Ludwig van Beethoven served as its director of music and resident composer for a time, and several of his works, including his opera Fidelio, were premiered there.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Source

Gift; Antony Tudor.

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Added Author

Artaria & Co. Publisher

Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987. Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZFH The Vie 1