In 1897, after months of intrigue and negotiation, during which Mahler converted to the Roman Catholic faith, he was installed as the Music Director of the Vienna Opera House. This was arguably ...

From a vast and mysterious opera rehearsal stage (Gustav Mahler's "home away ... In 1875, at the age of 15, Mahler had won a place at the Vienna Conservatory of Music and entered a different ...

On special evenings, string and woodwind players among the family’s Salzburg friends would assemble at the house ... Gustav Mahler during his directorship of the Vienna Court Opera (Bettmann ...