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Diverse exhibits on in Vienna

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Current exhibitions at museums in Vienna provide a fascinating insight into a wide spectrum of areas, from medals of the Royal Habsburg Family to photographic portraits of celebrated writers.On show at the city’s Museum of Art (Kunsthistorisches Museum, KHM; www.khm.at) at the moment are 250 medals from the Roman-German empire and leaders of the Austrian-Hungarian […]

Vienna Chamber Opera performs Albinoni composition

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The Vienna Chamber Opera presented its premiere performance of Italian Tomaso Albinoni’s (1671-1751) composition “Il Nascimento dell’ Aurora” yesterday (Thurs) evening.The performance under the musical direction of Rene Clemencic played to a full house.Experts claim that the work, which features melodies beloved in the early 18th century, is really much more of a “pastoral festival” […]