Freihaustheater#
Freihaustheater, Vienna, 1787-1809 theatre in the Freihaus auf der Wieden; in 1789 E. Schikaneder took over the management of the theatre, where W. A. Mozart's "Zauberfloete" (The Magic Flute) had its premiere in 1791. In 1801 Schikaneder moved to the Theater an der Wien.
Literature#
O. E. Deutsch, Das Freihaustheater auf der Wieden 1787-1801, 1937; E. Spiesberger, Das Theater im Freihaus, in: Das Freihaus, Wiener Geschichtsblaetter 25, 1980.