Vienna Opera Archive
Wiener Opernarchiv (formerly RISM-Austria ) is an Austrian research promotion association in the fields of Austrian music history with a focus on the history of the Vienna Opera.
history
The non-profit and non-commercial association was founded in 2003, constituted in 2004 and was renamed "Wiener Opernarchiv" at the end of 2012. It promotes research in the field of Austrian music history with a focus on the history of the Vienna Opera . The research results are published in the "Writings from the Vienna Opera Archives", formerly "Publications of rism-Austria".
Research activities in 2014/15 focus on the works of Giuseppe Verdi , Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss in Vienna as well as the history of the Wiener Ringtheater (Komische Oper) and the Vienna State Opera from 1938 to 1945.
Board
President is Clemens Jabloner , Vice Presidents Clemens Höslinger and Heinrich Tettinek. Research director is Michael Jahn .
Projects
Opera as an international art form in Vienna
The history of the opera in Vienna is processed, the leading personalities and the most important artists are treated as well as the opera repertoire, decoration and ballet. Contemporary reviews are also included.
Publications (selection)
- The Vienna Court Opera from 1794 to 1810. Dance and music in the Burg- and Kärnthnerthortheater . Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85450-311-8 .
- The Vienna Court Opera from 1810 to 1836. The Kärnthnerthortheater as a court opera . Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-85450-286-9 .
- The Vienna Court Opera from 1836 to 1848. The Balochino / Merelli era . Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-85450-148-X .
- Figaro là, Figaro quà. Commemorative publication Leopold M. Kantner . Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-85450-230-3 .
- From the archive and opera. Five years of rism Austria 2004–2009 . Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-85450-242-5 .
- Writings on the history of opera in Vienna 1-8 . Vienna 2004–2010
- Viennese historical opera guide 1-11 . Vienna 2009–2010
- Austrian music archives . Vienna 2005–2011
- Yearbook of Rism Austria . Vienna 2010–2011
- Verdi and Wagner in Vienna 1-4 . Vienna 2012–2015
- Richard Strauss and the Opera in Vienna 1 . Vienna 2014
literature
- Publications of the rism-Austria . Vienna 2004–2011.
- Writings from the Vienna Opera Archive . Vienna 2012ff.