Theater an der Wien

The Theater an der Wien opened in 1801 and has been converted several times since. Its "Papagentor" (Papageno Gate) in Millöckergasse shows the first manager of the theater and librettist of the "Magic Flute", Emanuel Schikaneder, in the role of Papageno. It was in the Theater an der Wien that Beethoven's "Fidelio" had its première in 1805, and dramas by Grillparzer, Nestroy and Raimund as well as numerous operettas by Strauss, Lehár and von Suppé were also first performed here. Between 1945 and 1955 the Staatsoper made this their temporary home, and in the early 1960s it was completely modernized. In the years 1983-92, under the leadership of Peter Weck, it developed into a first- rate musical theater; in 1992 the successful musical