A postcard from

Vienna, 27 September 2014

Dear All

Vienna is undoubtedly the City of Music, some would call it the European Capital of Music, Theatre, Museums, Art Galleries, International Business Centre, etc . One can sense here imperial splendour and glory, tradition of the times when „the sun did not set over the Habsburg’s Empire”, but also an atmosphere of „the melting pot”, a place where cultures meet, mix, assimilate, give stimuli to progress and change. The old blends with the new to provide unexpected results.

In today’s postcard some words about Viennese Music, The Great Sound of Vienna and the selected music theatres to visit in order to enjoy some unbelievably impressive, moving, unforgettable events.First of all – one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world with the greatest singers, dancers, conductors, orchestra appearing onstage (or in the orchestra pit) in 50 operas and 20 ballets a year. The repertoire changes every day. Also the Neo-Renaissance building, situated in the city Centre in Ringstrasse, near the Imperial Hofburg, built in the years 1861 -1869, is as such a tourist attraction.

Theater an der Wien presents a monthly opera premiere. It is the hall where Beethoven’s „Fidelio” was performed for the first time, and even for some time Beethoven lived in the building.

Vienna Volksoper offers a broad repertoire of operas, operettas, musicals, ballets. Built in 1898, it first produced only plays. From 1903 its offer has developed to its present scope. In September, for instance, you can admire G.Verdi’s Il Trovatore - an opera , J.Strauss A Night in Venice - an operetta, C. Porter’s Kiss Me Kate – a musical.

Raimund Theater and Ronacher is where you could go if you are a musical lover. Now staging Mamma Mia! and Mary Poppins!

Best wishes mk

Language work______

Musical forms – opera, operetta, musical, ballet

Imperial splendour – cesarski splendor

Melting pot – kocioł, w którym wszystko wrze, topi się / metafora społeczeństwa, w którym współistnieją różne grupy kulturowe i etniczne

Prestigious – prestiżowy

The orchestra pit – kanał orkiestrowy

For further Information if you are interested in the topic______

http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/Startseite-Content.en.php http://www.theater-wien.at/index.php/en/history http://www.volksoper.at/Content.Node2/home/index.en.php http://www.musicalvienna.at/index.php/en/23682