The Ljubljana stage in the 1830s : cultural exchange and institutional dynamics

Žigon, Tanja (author), Motnik, Marko (author)

This study offers an overview of the organizational, structural and artistic dimensions of the Estates Theatre in Ljubljana during the period from 1830 to 1840, investigating whether the theatre operated as a national institution or merely as a local municipal venue. In doing so, the discussion encompasses not only the theatre’s overall direction and audience, but also broader themes such as cultural transfer, actor mobility, professional networks and the theatre’s integration into the Habsburg Empire’s theatrical landscape. Additionally, the analysis critically examines the current state of research on this topic.

• Language: English
• Keywords: theatre of the carniolan provincial estates, repertoire, german drama, theatre journals, opera, society, bourgeoisie
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2025
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 66-82
• Numbering: Vol. 19, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-179663
• UDC: 792(497.4)"183"
• ISSN on article: 1337-6861
• DOI: 10.31577/forhist.2025.19.2.5
• COBISS.SI-ID: 254207747
• Publication date in RUL: 19.02.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Forum Historiae
• Shortened title: Forum Hist.
• Publisher: Historický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied
• ISSN: 1337-6861
• COBISS.SI-ID: 18746371

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Stanovsko gledališče v Ljubljani, repertoar, gledališki žurnali, nemška drama, opera, družba

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P6-0265-2019
• Name: Medkulturne literarnovedne študije

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P6-0004-2022
• Name: Raziskave glasbene preteklosti na Slovenskem