Mahler's directorship of the Vienna Court Opera
1897–1907 · Event
Converting from Judaism to secure the post, Mahler rules Vienna's opera for a decade — dimming the house lights, banning the claque and staging Wagner and Mozart with Alfred Roller's revolutionary designs.
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