Vienna is of central importance in the whole history of drama, opera and operetta, and for more than a century was the only German-speaking city to sustain a theatrical life comparable to that of Paris or London. This is the first general history in English of modern theater in Vienna, covering the period from its beginnings in the 1770s up to the present. It takes full account of the social, political and intellectual contexts of theatrical culture, and provides a wealth of factual information based on original documents and up-to-date scholarship. All quotations are given in English to promote maximum accessibility.
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"An important book for theater scholars..." R.F. Falk, Choice
"This book deserves consideration for the effective presentation of the interrelatedness of literature, music, and theater in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Vienna." Richard Ernest Walker, Germanic Notes and Reviews
"This book deserves consideration for the effective presentation of the interrelatedness of literature, music, and theater in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Vienna." Richard Ernest Walker, Germanic Notes and Reviews
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Vienna is of central importance in the whole history of drama, opera and operetta, and for more than a century was the only German-speaking city to sustain a theatrical life comparable to that of Paris or London. This is the first general history in English of modern theatre in Vienna, covering the period from its beginnings in the 1770s right up to the present day. It takes full account of the social, political and intellectual contexts of theatrical culture, and provides a wealth of factual informatio n based on original documents and up-to-date scholarship. All quotations are given in English to promote maximum accessibility.
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The history of theatre in Vienna goes back a long way before 1776, but the date has passed into legend, celebrated in the centennial jubilees beloved of Austrian institutions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
der josefstadt, dialect drama, dialect theatre, dialect comedy, sich machen, operetta theatre, commercial theatres, spoken theatre, court theatres, court chamberlain, theatrical life, popular theatre, permanent theatre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deutsches Volkstheater, Wiener Stadttheater, Friedrich Kaiser, Marie Geistinger, Neue Wiener, Carl Treumann, Der Talisman, Karl Carl, Richard Strauss, Charlotte Wolter, Die Fledermaus, Social Democrat, Josefine Gallmeyer, Lower Austrian, Wenzel Scholz, Christian Social, Das Haus, Der Schwierige, Ernst Lothar, Franz Pokorny, German-speaking Europe, Der Humorist, Der Traum, Die Ahnfrau, Don Giovanni New!
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The history of theatre in Vienna goes back a long way before 1776, but the date has passed into legend, celebrated in the centennial jubilees beloved of Austrian institutions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
der josefstadt, dialect drama, dialect theatre, dialect comedy, sich machen, operetta theatre, commercial theatres, spoken theatre, court theatres, court chamberlain, theatrical life, popular theatre, permanent theatre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deutsches Volkstheater, Wiener Stadttheater, Friedrich Kaiser, Marie Geistinger, Neue Wiener, Carl Treumann, Der Talisman, Karl Carl, Richard Strauss, Charlotte Wolter, Die Fledermaus, Social Democrat, Josefine Gallmeyer, Lower Austrian, Wenzel Scholz, Christian Social, Das Haus, Der Schwierige, Ernst Lothar, Franz Pokorny, German-speaking Europe, Der Humorist, Der Traum, Die Ahnfrau, Don Giovanni New!
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- Der Talisman (German Edition) by Nestroy on 11 pages
- Der Schwierige (German Edition) by H Von Hofmannsthal on 7 pages
- Professor Bernhardi (Oberon Modern Plays) by Samuel Adamson on 6 pages
- The Wild Duck (Dover Thrift Editions) by Henrik Ibsen on 4 pages
- The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro): Vocal Score by Ruth Martin on 4 pages
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- European Culture in the Great War: The Arts, Entertainment and Propaganda, 1914-1918 (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare) by Aviel Roshwald in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition (Cambridge Studies in German) by Judith Ryan in Front Matter
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