- Chronology: Year 1899
- Location: Vienna State Opera (Hofoper, Wiener Staatsoper)
- Program: Prisoner
- Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
- Orchestra: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
- Stage design:
- Notes: Vienna State Opera repertoire Gustav Mahler
The 157th evening of the season.
World Premiere.
Karl Goldmark, The Prisoner of War (for the 1st time this season)
Franz Doppler, Melusine (Ballet) (for the 1st time this season). Conductor: Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.
Pertinent newspaper articles from the following sources are in the archives:
Illustriertes Wiener Extrablatt, January 18, 1899 (Wien).
Fremden-Blatt, January 18, 1899 (Wien).
Neues Wiener Journal, January 18, 1899 (Wien).
Neue Freie Presse, January 18, 1899 (Wien).
Wiener Abendpost, January 18, 1899 (Wien).
Neue Freie Presse, January 19, 1899 (Wien).