Music History : Vienna
I. In the reading, “Vienna under Joseph II and Leopold II,” the major opera theatre was called the Burgtheater. This particular theater sat 1350 audience members. These audience members sat in various locations within this theater. The, “parterre noble,” sat right in front of the stage and was reserved for the nobility. The first two tiers of boxes were also reserved for nobility except for those belonging to the imperial family, or reserved for foreign ambassadors. Behind the, “Parterre noble,” the second parterre, parts of the third tier boxes and the upper gallery were open to anyone who could cough up the money for the seats. These were mainly for the wealthier members of the Vienna’s middle class, along with foreign visitors. As with any show there are nosebleed cheap seats. The price of the cheap seats in the most upper parts of the theater, which were called the, “Paradies,” had a reduced price from twenty kreuzer to seven. Seven seems like a reasonable price but this......
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