State prosecutors have ordered an autopsy after the body of a young man was discovered in a public toilet in Graz.Reports by local media have it that the 23-year-old, who was found lying on the floor of a public lavatory near the opera yesterday (Thurs), was addicted to drugs.The Federal Institute for Health said recently […]
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Ball guests expenditures will pour more than 70 million Euros into the Viennese economy this winter, according to research.The citys Economy Chamber (WKW) said today (Mon) ball guests spending on tickets, taxi rides and visits to the hairdresser will help the citys businesses to around 74 million Euros in the upcoming ball season.WKW said it […]
State Opera pardons nude shots ballerina
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A ballet dancer sacked by one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world after posing for photos naked has been given her job back.Karina Sarkissova was dismissed by heads of the Vienna State Opera after a series of nude photographs were published in men’s magazines Wiener and Penthouse.State Opera director Dominique Meyer pointed […]
Ballet star fired over nude shots
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A ballet dancer sacked by the Vienna State Opera after posing for nude shots has claimed she was “discriminated against as a woman”.Russian-born Karina Sarkissova was given the sack by heads of the prestigious opera house after a series of nude photographs were published in Austrian men’s magazine Wiener.State Opera officials stressed the 27-year-old blonde […]
Live open air opera returns
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Dozens of performances will be screened live outside Viennas leading opera house this and next month, it has been announced.State Opera officials said today (Thurs) they decided to show selected operas on a 50 square metre LED video screen on Herbert von Karajan Square free of charge again this season after hundreds of music enthusiasts […]
Yesterdays (Tues) grand opening of the 65th Bregenz Festival (Bregenzer Festspiele) was overshadowed by the death of a staffer.Event organisers announced today (Weds) that the technician probably suffered cardiac arrest shortly before the beginning of the ceremony.The man whose age and identity were not revealed suddenly collapsed and colleagues and paramedics were unable […]
Viennas famous Spanish Riding School (SRS) has caused a media storm with reports today (Tues) claiming the institution suffered losses of 400,000 Euros last year.Two of the SRSs four head riders suspended from work in 2009 after being at odds with SRS boss Elisabeth Gürtler were still on full wages report the dailies and says […]
Holender rumoured for Budapest job
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Outgoing State Opera director Ioan Holender is to become head of the Budapest State Opera, according to reports.Viennese newspapers claim today (Fri) that the 74-year-old Romanian-born director was in talks with Hungarian federal culture chiefs over taking over as creative director of the capitals opera house.Holender headed the Vienna State Opera for 18 years. Frenchman […]
The Vienna Chamber Opera presented its premiere performance of Italian Tomaso Albinonis (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” […]
The Vienna State Operas production of Georges Bizets opera “Carmen” yesterday evening (Thurs) was seen by 315,000 households on ORF 2, state broadcaster ORF reported today.It added that the presentation had had a market share of 18 per cent of the cable and satellite markets and Bayrischer Rundfunks broadcast of the opera had attracted 420,000 […]