Theatre in Josefstadt [Vienna]
type: Item
label: Theater in der Josefstadt @nl
description: Theatre building in Vienna, Austria
description: theatergebouw in Wenen, Oostenrijk @nl
alternative label: Theatre in Josefstadt
EUTA building identifier: 1047
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Austria
City: Vienna
GPS: Point(16.3511 48.2095)
Wikidata source: Q167619
opening date: 1788-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1822-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
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represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Address: Josefstädter Straße 24-26
Web: index.jsp
architect: Joseph Kornhäusel
Propertylabel: 194
Wikidata instance: Q2065736
Carthalia ID: 56
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Current theatre built 1822 by Adam Hildwein, courtyard façade by Josef Kornhäusel. Opened 3 Oct 1822 with Beethoven's ouverture Die Weihe des Hauses (conducted by the composer) and Carl Meisl's Die Weihe des Hauses. Subsequently also used for opera performances. 1825 interior rebuilding. 1832 interior rebuilding by Johann August Stöger. 1834 opening of Sträußel-Saal ballroom, designed by Carl Graf Vasquez. 1837 interior redecoration. 1848 interior redecoration. 1855 renovation. 1871 renovation. 1881-1882 technical rebuilding due to new safety laws. 1923-1924 theatre and Sträußelsaal renovation and rebuilding by Carl Witzmann for Max Reinhardt. 1965 technical stage rebuilding, auditorium and foyer alterations. 1970 renovations. 1983 Sträußelsaal renovations.