The Burgtheater is regarded as the most important theater in Austria and is the largest spoken theater in the German-speaking area. In addition, the castle is considered the most prominent location in the country for dramaturgical productions of both classic and modern art.
The Vienna Burgtheater is located directly opposite the town hall with the Rathausplatz square and is one of the most popular sights of the Ring Str. not far away is also the University of Vienna. If you follow the ring road in the other direction, within a few minutes you will reach the famous State Opera, the annual scene of the glamorous Viennese opera ball.
An exciting story about the castle
After the closure of the old Burgtheater "next to the castle" on Michaelerplatz on October 12, 1888, the new k. u. k. Hofburgtheater am Ring opened just two days later with Franz Grillparzer's piece by Esther and Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. It is worth noting that the construction of the theater lasted 14 years, which may have been due to a dispute between the architect duo Gottfried Semper and Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer. The sumptuous paintings, such as the ceiling painting in the staircase houses or the paintings on the pavement in the direction of the CafÃĐ Landtmann are attributed to the brothers Gustav and Ernst Klimt as well as Franz Matsch. Since 1919 it bears the name Burgtheater, although the old inscription K. u. K. Hofburgtheater remained untouched above the main entrance. Over time, the Burgtheater established itself as a social meeting place.
The fire in 1945 and the reconstruction
After the interior of the Burgtheater was completely destroyed by a fire on April 12, 1945, a reunion of eight cinemas and four theaters - including the Burgtheater - was decided on 23 April as part of a meeting of all Viennese cultural creators. The first performance took place on April 30, 1945. In 1948, a competition for reconstruction was announced. Realized were the plans of Michael Engelhardt, which included a conservative but also inexpensive model.
On October 14, 1955, it finally came to the reopening under the director Adolf Rott. Between 1986 and 1999 Claus Peymann was responsible as director of the Burgtheater. He went new ways and allowed himself to change the Burgtheater by introducing more modern schedules and changing the staging of a change. Unforgettable is the scandal surrounding the premiere of Thomas Bernhard's vociferously criticized play Wien Heldenplatz, which deals with the past of Austria and also dealt with the present time.
In the recent past
In October 2005, the Burgtheater celebrated the 50th anniversary of the reopening with Franz Grillparzer's King Ottokar's Luck and End. In the Mozart Year 2006, a new production of the opera âEntfÞhrung aus dem Serailâ which premiered in the Burgtheater, succeeded.
Architecturally a jewel thanks to the patent solution
An architectural feature of the Burgtheater is its patented airlock, which acts as a ventilation system for the theater. Located under the round roof of the air supply hut, the system was designed by the architecture firm Ignaz Gridl. The functionality is that air is blown through filter, cleaned and tempered. Through the brass lattice of the crystal chandelier in the middle of the hall ceiling, the air is drawn from the auditorium into the open air. The necessary train generates a green angel figure with a wind instrument.
The Burgtheaterdeutsch
The so-called Burgtheater German is regarded as a separate language term for a particularly beautiful and melodious spoken variant, which is also well understood by the audience throughout the auditorium. As a prime example of the art of Burgtheater German is still called the legendary actress Paula Wessely.
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