Theater in der Leopoldstadt
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The Theater in der Leopoldstadt (also: Leopoldstädter Theater) was an opera house in Vienna, founded in 1781 by Karl von Marinelli
, following the Schauspielfreiheit (ending of the court's monopoly on entertainment) by Joseph II
in 1776. The 19th-century summer stage called the Thaliatheater was also managed by the Leopoldstadt.
In its early years, the theatre staged Singspiel
e and Possen mit Gesang
, notably by the theatre's Kapellmeister
Wenzel Müller
and his assistant Ferdinand Kauer
. The dramatist Ferdinand Raimund
worked with the theatre in the 1820s.
The theatre was eventually demolished and rebuilt in 1847, under the name of the Carltheater
.
Karl von Marinelli
Karl Edler von Marinelli was an actor, theatre manager and playwright....
, following the Schauspielfreiheit (ending of the court's monopoly on entertainment) by Joseph II
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I...
in 1776. The 19th-century summer stage called the Thaliatheater was also managed by the Leopoldstadt.
In its early years, the theatre staged Singspiel
Singspiel
A Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
e and Possen mit Gesang
Posse mit Gesang
Posse mit Gesang is a form of popular German-language music drama, that developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Early examples are sometimes called 'Possenspil' or 'Possenspiel'...
, notably by the theatre's Kapellmeister
Kapellmeister
Kapellmeister is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle and Meister . The words Kapelle and Meister derive from the Latin: capella and magister...
Wenzel Müller
Wenzel Müller
Wenzel Müller was an Austrian composer and conductor.Müller was born in Turnau. He studied with Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf and performed as a theatre musician in his youth. In 1786 he became Kapellmeister at the Theater in der Leopoldstadt in Leopoldstadt, Vienna...
and his assistant Ferdinand Kauer
Ferdinand Kauer
Ferdinand August Kauer , was an Austrian composer and pianist.-Biography:Kauer was born in Klein-Thaya near Znaim in South Moravia. He studied in Znaim, Tyrnau, and Vienna, and later settled in Vienna around 1777. In 1781 he joined Karl von Marinelli's newly formed company at Vienna as leader and...
. The dramatist Ferdinand Raimund
Ferdinand Raimund
Ferdinand Raimund was an Austrian actor and dramatist.- Life and work :...
worked with the theatre in the 1820s.
The theatre was eventually demolished and rebuilt in 1847, under the name of the Carltheater
Carltheater
The Carltheater was a theatre in Vienna. It was in the suburbs in Leopoldstadt at Praterstraße 31 .It was the successor to the Leopoldstädter Theater. After a series of financial difficulties, that theater had been sold in 1838 to the director, Carl Carl, who continued to run it in parallel to his...
.
Premieres
- 1784: Der Streit zwischen dem Zauberer Scionco und der Fee Galantina, oder Kasperl bleibt Kasperl, comedy with machines and music by Ferdinand KauerFerdinand KauerFerdinand August Kauer , was an Austrian composer and pianist.-Biography:Kauer was born in Klein-Thaya near Znaim in South Moravia. He studied in Znaim, Tyrnau, and Vienna, and later settled in Vienna around 1777. In 1781 he joined Karl von Marinelli's newly formed company at Vienna as leader and...
- 1784: Harlekin auf dem Parade Beth, große Pantomime by Wenzel MüllerWenzel MüllerWenzel Müller was an Austrian composer and conductor.Müller was born in Turnau. He studied with Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf and performed as a theatre musician in his youth. In 1786 he became Kapellmeister at the Theater in der Leopoldstadt in Leopoldstadt, Vienna...
- 1790: Das Sonnenfest der Braminen heroisch-komisches SingspielSingspielA Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
by Müller - 1791: Kaspar der Fagottist oder Die Zauberzither, Singspiel by Müller
- 1793: Das neue Sonntagskind Singspiel by Müller
- 1794: Die Schwestern von Prag, Singspiel by Müller
- 1797: Das lustige Beylager, Singspiel by Müller
- 1798: Das Donauweibchen, romantisch-komisches Volksmärchen by Kauer
- 1799: Die Teufels Mühle am Wienerberg, Schauspiel mit Gesang by Müller
- 1804: Die Belagerung von Ypsilon, Karikaturoperette by Müller
- 1807: Javima, Oper by Müller
- 1808: Samson, Melodram by Müller
- 1809: Simon Plattkopf, der Unsichtbare, Singspiel by Müller
- 1816: Der Fiaker al Marquis, komische Oper by Müller
- 1822: Aline oder Wien in einem andern Welttheil Zauberoper by Müller
- 1823: Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel Zauberposse by Müller to a text by Ferdinand RaimundFerdinand RaimundFerdinand Raimund was an Austrian actor and dramatist.- Life and work :...
- 1825: Der schwarze See, Zauberspiel (posse)
- 1826: Herr Josef und Frau Baberl, PossePosse mit GesangPosse mit Gesang is a form of popular German-language music drama, that developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Early examples are sometimes called 'Possenspil' or 'Possenspiel'...
by Müller - 1828: Die gefesselte Phantasie, Zauberspiel (Posse) by Müller to a text by Raimund
- 1828: Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind, romantisch-komisches Zauberspiel (Posse) by Müller to a text by Raimund