(Gustav Mahler was once Staatsoper director and an important moderniser of the opera-going experience. In one unobtrusive corner sits a travelling piano that belonged to none other than Gustav Mahler. The Mahlersaal: an intermission room rebuilt in the 1950s, with tapestries portraying scenes from Mozart’s Magic Flute.We were lucky enough to witness the stagehands preparing for the next performance: ancient Egypt (Aida) gradually replaced 16th-century Cyprus (Otello). We slipped around the side of the stage to see just how incredibly large it is and just how many beams, escalators, ropes and mysterious technologies are there to shift scenes and setups when each evening brings a different opera. The auditorium and stage: now the technology takes its turn to impress.
INTERIOR VIENNA OPERA HOUSE SERIES
The Schwindfoyer: a beautifully-restored intermission room dating back to the building’s constructionġ50-year-old chandeliers light the room, with the walls and ceilings graced by gilt floral decoration, frescoes, and a series of composer busts: Rossini, Mozart, Gluck, Schubert, Haydn, Beethoven, and others who knew their way around sheet music.Large wooden doors lead almost directly to the Emperor’s box and the room has more decorative elements that you can shake a libretto at. The Teesalon: the average opera goer typically misses this sneak peek into the former private chamber of Emperor Franz Joseph.Personal highlights for me on the tour I went on were…
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