Freihaustheater
Winter composed more than thirty operas between 1778 and 1820, and only few were unsuccessful. His most popular work, "Das unterbrochene Opferfest" (The interrupted sacrificial feast), was produced in 1796 in Vienna leading to his recognition as an opera composer. He composed two operas to librettos by Emanuel Schikaneder, "Die Pyramiden von Babylon" and "Das Labyrinth, oder Der Kampf mit den Elementen", a sequel to Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" which was premiered at the Theater auf der Wieden on 12 June 1798.