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# **Antonio SALIERI (1750-1825) - La grotta di Trofonio - Dramma giocoso in two acts (Vienna, 1785) ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-salieri-144600982?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-salieri-144600982?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-salieri-144600982?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Elisabeth Freyhoff**, soprano (Dori) **Maria Hegele**, mezzo-soprano (Ofelia) **Jorge Navarro Colorado**, tenor (Plistene) **Jan Petryka**,…

# **Franz Schubert** at an evening performance, Atzenbrugg, Vienna. Watercolour by **Leopold Kupelwieser - 1821 **

# **The Mozartdenkmal in the Burggarten, Vienna ** Standing before the Mozart monument in Vienna does not awaken in me any theatrical emotion or romantic idealization, but something more sober and more profound: the…

# **Visiting the monument of Franz Schubert in Vienna’s Stadtpark** Visiting the monument of Franz Schubert today in Vienna’s Stadtpark felt like standing halfway between his real life and the tribute the city now…

22/07/2025: A Day to Remember: From Vienna to Salzburg by Car In a single unforgettable day, we set off from Vienna and began our journey with a morning visit to the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace,…

Hugo Wolf, Central cemettery in Vienna

The Burgtheater in Vienna: A Stage of Empires and Harmonies I. From Ballroom to National Temple of the Stage In the spring of 1741, amid the elegance of the Habsburg court, the Empress Maria…

Mariahilfer Kirche, Vienna A Sacred Haven in the Heart of Vienna’s Musical Life --- 1. Origins and Architectural Development The Mariahilfer Kirche, also known as the Church of Mariahilf, is one of the oldest…

The Vienna State Opera – A Living Monument to Music I. Origins and Imperial Ambition (1850s–1869) In the mid-19th century, Vienna stood at the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, already one of the most…

On May 11, 1897, Mahler made his triumphant debut as the director of the Vienna Opera.

Mahler's Second Symphony in Vienna April 9, 1899 Mahler allowed some of his closest friends to secretly attend the rehearsals of his Second Symphony. The first three movements were rehearsed yesterday, and the fourth…

Franz Lehár (2nd from left) with his wife Sophie and George Gershwin when he visited Vienna in 1928. (Photo: Atelier Willinger / Theatermuseum Wien)

In the classrooms of the Vienna Conservatory of Music in 1875, he formed a friendship with a distinguished musician, Hugo Wolf, with whom he shared a room, interests, and poverty until Wolf was expelled…

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧 (1908–1989) was an Austrian conductor and one of the most celebrated and influential musical figures of the 20th century. Born in 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐳𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠, he studied at the 𝐌𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐦 and in Vienna before…

𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐥 (1897–1970) was a Hungarian-born American conductor, pianist and composer, and one of the most distinguished orchestral conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭 and raised in Vienna, he was a remarkable…

𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬 (1864–1949) was a German composer and conductor, and one of the most important musical figures of the late Romantic and early modern eras. Born in 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡, he was the son of the…

𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐱 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 (1863–1942) was an Austrian conductor, composer and pianist, and one of the most influential conductors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐚, Dalmatia, then part of the Austrian…

𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 (1876–1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer, and one of the most distinguished conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧, he began his career as a pianist before turning to…