In a busy first season Mahler's performances were widely praised, especially his Fidelio on 20 March 1908, in which he insisted on using replicas that were at the time being made of Alfred Roller's Vienna sets.
Într-un prim sezon aglomerat, spectacolele lui Mahler erau lăudate, în special opera Fidelio pe 20 martie 1908, când a insistat să se folosească replici ale decorurilor realizate de Roller la Viena.