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====Public response==== The building, however, was not particularly well-received by the public. For one, it lacked the grandeur of the Heinrichshof, a private residence destroyed during World War II and later replaced in 1955 by the Opernringhof. Additionally, the opera house’s construction was overshadowed by an unexpected issue: the level of the Ringstraße in front of the building was raised by a metre after construction had already commenced, the latter was likened to "a sunken treasure chest" and, in analogy to the military disaster of 1866 (the [[Battle of Königgrätz]]), was deprecatingly referred to as "the 'Königgrätz' of architecture". Eduard van der Nüll committed suicide, and barely ten weeks later Sicardsburg died from tuberculosis so neither architect saw the completion of the building. The opening premiere was ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], on 25 May 1869. [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Emperor Franz Josef]] and [[Elisabeth of Bavaria|Empress Elisabeth]] (Sissi) were present.
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