Practical note
Check opening hours, tours and accessibility on the official website before visiting.Hotel and lodging Vienna / AT 1875
Hotel Imperial
Wagner stayed at the Imperial for two months while Lohengrin was being prepared at the Court Opera.
Image credit
böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT / GFDL · Wikimedia Commons ↗︎01 / Why this place matters
Bayreuth
The extended stay at the Hotel Imperial coincided with preparations for a Vienna Lohengrin performance that Wagner personally supervised. The hotel therefore represents his late and now celebrated return to Viennese musical life.
02 / Plan the visit
Vienna
Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.- Relevant years
- 1875
- Type
- Hotel and lodging
- Story
- Bayreuth
- Status
- Visitor site
- Address
- Kärntner Ring 16, 1015 Wien
03 / Related works
From place back to stage.
04 / Sources and further reading
Read further, then travel.
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