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Sicardsburg died in 1868 in Weidling, Austria, of tuberculosis, six weeks after his partner Eduard van der Nüll committed suicide; neither saw the opening of the Vienna State Opera in 1869. List of works. Along with Eduard van der Nüll. Schutzengelbrunnen (fountain), 1843–1846. Sofiensaal, 1845. Carltheater, 1846–1847. Arsenal 1849–1855.
Home. Resources. Artists and personalities catalog. August Siccard von Siccardsburg. August Siccard von Siccardsburg (1813 - 1868) Other forms of the name. Siccardsburg , August von (autre nom) Sicard von Sicardsburg , August (autre nom) Birth. 1813, Budapest, Hongrie. Death. 1868, Weidling, Autriche. Nationality. Autriche. Hongrie. Gender.
When Sicardsburg died only two months later after a serious operation, he was said to have been heartbroken at his friend’s death. Neither lived to see the day the Court Opera opened with Mozart’s Don Giovanni. There was no lack of recrimination in the press.
Neither of the architects survived to see the opening of ‘their’ opera house: the sensitive van der Nüll committed suicide, and his friend Sicardsburg died of a stroke soon afterwards. On May 25, 1869, the opera house solemnly opened with Mozart's »Don Giovanni« in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth.
An Austrian architect best remembered as the co-architect of the Vienna State Opera, together with Eduard van der Nüll.
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Jan 17, 2016 · Little did I know when I entered the Vienna Opera House for a long due tour, that I would find both a sad tale of failed dreams and death but also the symbolized rebirth of a nation. It all started with the vision of two Viennese architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nül.
Neither of the architects survived to see the opening of ‘their’ opera house: the sensitive van der Nüll committed suicide, and his friend Sicardsburg died of a stroke soon afterwards. On May 25, 1869, the opera house solemnly opened with Mozart's DON JUAN in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth.
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