The Theater in der Leopoldstadt (also: Leopoldstädter Theater) was an opera house in the

Leopoldstadt Leopoldstadt (; bar, Leopoidstod, "Leopold-Town") is the 2nd municipal Districts of Vienna, district of Vienna (german: 2. Bezirk) in Austria. there are 103,233 inhabitants over . It is situated in the heart of the city and, together with Bri ...

district of Vienna, founded in 1781 by Karl von Marinelli, following the ''Schauspielfreiheit'' (ending of the court's monopoly on entertainment) by

Joseph II Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 un ...

in 1776. The 19th-century summer stage called the Thaliatheater was also managed by the Leopoldstadt. In its early years, the theatre staged Singspiele and Possen mit Gesang, notably by the theatre's Kapellmeister Wenzel Müller and his assistant Ferdinand Kauer. The dramatist

Ferdinand Raimund Ferdinand Raimund (born Ferdinand Jakob Raimann; 1 June 1790 – 5 September 1836, Pottenstein, Lower Austria) was an Austrian actor and dramatist. Life and work He was born in Vienna as a son of Bohemian woodturning master craftsman Jako ...

worked with the theatre in the 1820s. The theatre was eventually demolished and rebuilt in 1847, under the name of the

Carltheater The Carltheater was a theatre in Vienna. It was in the suburbs in Leopoldstadt at Praterstraße 31 (at that time called Jägerzeile). It was the successor to the Leopoldstädter Theater. After a series of financial difficulties, that theater had ...

Premieres

*1784: ''Der Streit zwischen dem Zauberer Scionco und der Fee Galantina, oder Kasperl bleibt Kasperl'', comedy with machines and music by Ferdinand Kauer *1784: ''Harlekin auf dem Parade Beth'', große Pantomime by Wenzel Müller *1790: ''Das Sonnenfest der Braminen'' heroisch-komisches Singspiel 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

*1825: ''Der schwarze See'', Zauberspiel (posse) *1826: ''Herr Josef und Frau Baberl'',

Posse Posse is a shortened form of posse comitatus, a group of people summoned to assist law enforcement. The term is also used colloquially to mean a group of friends or associates. Posse may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Posse'' (1975 ...

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

Bibliography

* Grund, H.: ''Das Leopoldstädter "Kasperltheater" 1781 bis 1831''. Vienna, University, Dissertation, 1921 * Hadamowsky, Franz: ''Das Theater in der Leopoldstadt von 1781 bis 1860''. Vienna : Höfel, 1934

References

*Carner, Mosco at al. (1992), 'Vienna' in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London) {{Authority control Opera houses in Austria Cultural venues in Vienna Former theatres in Vienna Buildings and structures in Leopoldstadt Theatres completed in 1781 Music venues completed in 1781 1781 establishments in Austria Buildings and structures demolished in 1847 Demolished buildings and structures in Austria