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Authentic, antique share certificate, par value 100 Gilders, of the Kaiserjubiläum Stadttheater which is The Vienna Volksoper (Volksoper Wien or Vienna People's Opera) today, and is a major opera house in Vienna, Austria.
Size: 11,5 x 17,5 inches. Horizontal centrefold, very fine condition. Scarce share. ( It once was once auctioned for US$ 1,500+. A copy of the catalogue page will be included ) Wikipedia writes about this opera house: "….The opera house was built in 1898 as the Kaiser-Jubiläums-Stadttheater (Kaiser's Jubilee Civic Theatre), originally producing only plays, but in 1903, operas and operettas became part of the program. The Volksoper is Vienna’s largest venue for operas, operettas, musicals and dance theater.
The first Viennese performances of Tosca and Salome were given at the Volksoper in 1907 and 1910 respectively. World famous singers such as Maria Jeritza and Richard Tauber appeared there; the conductor Alexander Zemlinsky became the first kapellmeister in 1906…...
After the Second World War, the Volksoper Wien became the alternative venue to the devastated Wiener Staatsoper. In 1955 the Volksoper returned to its former role of presenting opera, operetta, and musicals.
Chacteristic …….. include such favorites as Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow and The Count of Luxemburg and Johann Strauss II's The Gypsy Baron and Die Fledermaus plus two popular musicals, La Cage aux Folles and The Sound of Music and dance programs. |
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