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The original State Opera House, a neo-romantic building severely
criticised when it was built, was inaugurated on May 25, 1869 with Mozart's
Don Giovanni.
During World War II, the stage was destroyed by Allied bombs and the
building gutted by fire on March 12, 1945. The foyer, with frescoes
by Moritz von Schwind, the main stairways, the vestibule and the tea
room were spared. Almost the entire décor and props for more
than 120 operas with around 150,000 costumes were destroyed. The State
Opera was temporarily housed at the Theater an der Wien and at the Volksoper.The
rebuilt theatre, seating more than 2200, reopened on November 5, 1955
with Beethoven's Fidelio with Karl Böhm conducting.For many decades,
the opera house has been the venue of the Vienna Opera Ball.
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