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Stephansdom in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)
 

Leoš Janáček

 
 
Leoš Janáček Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017
1. Leoš Janáček Marker
Note that the windows visible on the marker are a reflection of the building accross the street from the marker - the marker is made of plexiglass.
Inscription.
Der grosse tschechische Komponist
Leoš Janáček
wohnte hier anlässlich der Wiener
Erstaufführung seiner Oper Jenufa
an der k.k.Hofoper am 16.2.1918

[English translation:]
The great Czech composer Leoš Janáček lived here on the occasion of the Vienna premiere of his opera Jenufa at the imperial Hofoper on February 16, 1918.
 
Erected 2004 by Österreichisch Tschechische Gesellschaft.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1918.
 
Location. 48° 12.611′ N, 16° 22.7′ E. Marker is in Wien. It is in Stephansdom. Marker is on Fleischmarkt just west of Postgasse, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fleischmarkt 24, Wien 1010, Austria. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Moritz von Schwind (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrij Hnatschyn (within shouting distance of this marker); Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ulrich Zwingli (about 150 meters away); Former University Office (about 150 meters away); Rudjer J. Bošković
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(about 180 meters away); Franz Schubert (about 180 meters away); Die Aula der Wissenschaften / Hall of Sciences (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wien.
 
Also see . . .
1. Leoš Janáček (Wikipedia). "Leoš Janáček, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style.... His later, mature works incorporate his earlier studies of national folk music in a modern, highly original synthesis, first evident in the opera Jenůfa, which was premiered in 1904 in Brno. The success of Jenůfa (often called the "Moravian national opera") at Prague in 1916 gave Janáček access to the world's great opera stages. Janáček's later works are his most celebrated....Along with Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana, he is considered one of the most important Czech composers." (Submitted on July 3, 2017.) 

2. Introduction to Janáček's Jenůfa with conductor Mark Wigglesworth (YouTube, 2 min.). (Submitted on July 3, 2017.)
 
Leoš Janáček Marker - Wide View, Looking West image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017
2. Leoš Janáček Marker - Wide View, Looking West
The marker is visible here on the left edge of the hotel.
Leoš Janáček Marker - Wide View, Looking East image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017
3. Leoš Janáček Marker - Wide View, Looking East
Leoš Janáček and his Wife image. Click for full size.
circa 1881
4. Leoš Janáček and his Wife
Photo courtesy of the archive of the Department of Music History of the Moravian Regional Museum in Brno via Wikimedia Commons.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 213 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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