Ringtheater

The Ring Theater was a popular theater on Scots ring 7 in the 1st district of Vienna Innere city, which was destroyed in 1881 by a serious fire. Today is in its place the National Police Headquarters in Vienna.

History

In October 1872, a consortium of three gentlemen received by imperial resolution to the concession for a " new stable theater on the bulkhead ring opposite the Stock Exchange under the name, Komische Oper ' for theatrical performances of all kinds and the ballet". For procurement of construction and operating capital a corporation was founded. With the design and construction Emil von Förster was entrusted. Since it was only a relatively small building plot available, the theater but should hold 1,700 people, he sought a space expansion to up and reached by a nested structure of vestibules, corridors and stairwells. The Komische Oper, which was to play as a counterpoint to the Court Opera "light" opera, The Barber of Seville was opened on 17 January 1874 under the direction Albin Swoboda with Rossini.

Initially led the corporation to which the concession was transferred, the operation on its own account. The committed by the corporation as artistic director Albin Swoboda put the Directorate already on March 9, 1874 back. As a result, the directors followed each other over and over again from the short term. He managed not to run the house for success, at times it was even closed. The successful director of the Theater an der Wien, Friedrich Strampfer could not longer than three years to stay afloat, even though he renamed the house in Ringtheater and the repertoire to talk pieces, German and Italian opera and vaudeville advanced. To financial difficulties were also repeatedly technical, such as, among others, during the rehearsals for the "Seven Ravens ".

By June 1, 1881 Franz Jauner leased the theater. The hope that now under his theater expert direction the company will finally flourish, made the devastating fire disaster, the Ring Theatre fire, destroyed by the December 8, 1881: Just before a performance of The Tales of Hoffmann, a fire broke out that the ( owned by the city expansion fund located assured ) theater buildings completely destroyed and according to official figures claimed at least 384 lives. Then the establishment of the theater and precautions (including the Iron Curtain, outward opening doors, impregnation stage decorations ), a new law was adopted in 1882 concerning.

At the site of ring theater originated from private funds of the emperor, the so-called Sühnhaus, an apartment building, whose interest income flowing not charity. It was severely damaged in 1945 and demolished in 1951; 1969-1974 an office building was built on the site in which the Vienna Federal Police Directorate and the General Inspectorate of the security guard, now summarized in the National Police Headquarters in Vienna, was housed. Today commemorates the fire a memorial plaque at the police station. Four statues, called "Singing Quartet ," which stood on the pilasters of Attica, are now in the Pötzleinsdorfer park.

Gallery

Group of sculptures of the facade ( Attica ) of the Ring Theatre, now in Pötzleinsdorfer Park:

" Singing Quartet "

" Singing Quartet "

" Singing Quartet "