Vienna Bids Farewell to Magnate Who Brought Stars to Its Opera Ball. Sophia Loren, Kim Kardashian, Priscilla Presley and Jane Fonda were among the stars Richard Lugner enticed, and often paid, to ...

Vienna State Opera (Staatsoper) is ranked #15 out of 18 things to do in Vienna. ... These days, the Hofburg Palace is residence and office of the President of Austria, ...

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Other must-visit attractions in Vienna include: Leopold Museum: The Leopold Museum houses a collection of Viennese art from ...

Vienna, Austria is a city filled with culture, history, imperial palaces, and an incredibly artistic atmosphere. ... and the ...

The Vienna State Opera also expressed joy over the win. “From the Magic Flute to winning the Song Contest is somehow a story that can only take place in Austria,” opera director Bogdan Roscic ...

Walk along this route, flanked by trees and parks in many sections, and you’ll pass the Vienna State Opera, Museum of Art History, Museum of Natural History, Parliament, Burgtheater, and City Hall.

This season, as part of the Vienna State Opera's outreach program, the ensemble 'CityLab' was founded - a cross-generational project in which theater enthusiasts of all ages are invited to develop ...

Opera on the Lake highlights a very specific genre Wieben picked up in Vienna— the operetta form. “Operetta is such a part of the cultural fabric over here,” she said.

Scarcely any other opera house is as tradition-conscious as is the Vienna State Opera. Its annual programme regularly boasts some sixty productions – not to forget the world-famous ball. Gustav Mahler ...

JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s first winner since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014. JJ, who sings with the Vienna State Opera, has called Wurst a mentor.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with "Wasted Love," a ...