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VIENNA STATE OPERA CHORUS The Vienna State Opera
In 1918
when Austria changed from the Austrian-Hungarian empire to the Austrian Republic, the Court Opera became the Vienna State Opera, with the musicians in the
orchestra and the singers in the chorus members of Austrian public services.
Beside their official duties the members of the orchestra constitute a private
society, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1842 by members of the
orchestra of the Court Opera, to provide an outstanding concert orchestra for Vienna. The Vienna Philharmonic consists only of musicians who were members of the
orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, but not each member of this orchestra is
necessarily a member of the Vienna Philharmonic. Membership of the world-famous
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra demands the special agreement of all colleagues.
In 1927 the chorus of the Vienna State Opera founded a private choral society
called the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor to provide an outstanding
concert choir in addition to the singers' duties in the Opera House. The
orchestra and the chorus of the Vienna State Opera take part in every rehearsal
and performance of the Vienna State Opera during the season from 1st September
to 30th June. For all performances apart from their official duties, concerts
in Vienna, on tour or special appearances, for example at the Salzburg Festival
or for studio recordings, they use their private names, the Wiener
Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Konzertvereinigung Wiener
Staatsopernchor (Concert Union of the Vienna State Opera Chorus).
The
Bühnenorchester der Österreichischen Bundestheater (Stage Orchestra of the
Austrian Federal Theatres) was founded after the war to carry out special tasks
on stage at the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Volksoper and the Burgtheater. They
are not members of the normal orchestras. In 1999, when the Austrian Federal
Theatres were reorganized, the Stage Orchestra of the Austrian Federal Theatres
was affiliated to the Vienna State Opera, thus becoming the Stage Orchestra of
the Vienna State Opera.
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| BEETHOVEN: Fidelio, Op. 72 (Modl, Windgassen, Furtwangler) (1953) |
8.111020-21 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 (Weingartner) (1935) |
8.110863 |
| BERG: Wozzeck (PAL) |
100256 |
| BIZET: Carmen / MOZART: Don Giovanni / BEETHOVEN: Fidelio (3 DVD box set) |
2.103003 |
| ENESCU: Oedipe |
8.660163-64 |
| HENZE: L'Upupa |
2053929 |
| JOSE CARRERAS COLLECTION (Int'l Edition) (NTSC) |
101415 |
| JOSE CARRERAS COLLECTION: Frankfurt Concert with Abbado (1992) (NTSC) |
102029 |
| MASSENET: Werther (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPWER |
| MOZART: Clemenza di Tito (La) (Salzburg Festspiele, 2003) (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPCLETI |
| MOZART: Cosi fan tutte (Salzburger Festspiele, 1983) (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPCFTSF |
| MOZART: Don Giovanni (Vienna State Opera, 1999) (NTSC) |
DVW-OPDG |
| MOZART: Requiem, K. 626 (NTSC) |
DVWW-COMREQ |
| MOZART: Zauberflote (Die) (The Magic Flute) (NTSC) |
DVWW-CLOPMF |
| MOZART: Zauberflote fur Kinder (Die) (Salzburg Festival, 1982) (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPMFC |
| MUSSORGSKY: Khovanshchina |
100310 |
| PONCHIELLI: Gioconda (La) (Vienna State Opera, 1986) (PAL) |
100232 |
| PUCCINI: Boheme (La) / Madama Butterfly / PUCCINI / BERIO: Turandot |
2.103004 |
| PURCELL: King Arthur (NTSC) |
2054508 |
| PURCELL: KING ARTHUR (PAL) |
2054509 |
| ROSSINI: Cenerentola (La) (Salzburg Festival, 1988) (NTSC) |
100215 |
| SCHOENBERG: Moses und Aron (Vienna State Opera, 2006) (NTSC) |
101259 |
| STRAUSS II, J.: Die Fledermaus |
DV-CLOPDFM |
| STRAUSS II, J.: Fledermaus (Die) (Vienna State Opera / Krauss) (1950) |
8.110180-81 |
| STRAUSS, R.: Elektra (Vienna State Opera, 1989) (NTSC) |
100049 |
| STRAUSS, R.: Rosenkavalier (Der) (Reining, Jurinac, Kleiber) (1954) |
8.111011-13 |
| STRAUSS, R.: Rosenkavalier (Der) (Salzburg, 2004) (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPROKA |
| STRAVINSKY: Rake's Progress (The) (PAL) |
100254 |
| VERDI: Don Carlos (Vienna State Opera, 2004) (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPCARLOS |
| VERDI: Nabucco (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPNAB |
| VERDI: Simon Boccanegra (Vienna State Opera, 2002) (NTSC) |
DVWW-OPSIBOW |
| VERDI: Trovatore (Il) (Vienna State Opera, 1978) (PAL) |
DV-CLOPIT |
| VERDI: Un ballo in maschera (PAL) |
DV-CLOPUBIM |
| VIENNA STATE OPERA GALA (NTSC) |
2054928 |
| VIENNA STATE OPERA GALA (PAL) |
2054929 |
| WAGNER: Lohengrin (PAL) |
100956 |
| WAGNER: Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Die) (Schoeffler, Gueden, VPO, Knappertsbusch) (1950-1951) |
8.111128-31 |
| WALTER FELSENSTEIN EDITION (Komische Oper, 1956-76) (NTSC) |
101305 |
| WEILL: Mahagonny (PAL) |
100092 |
| WEILL: Street Scene (PAL) |
100098 |
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