As the houselights dim at the Metropolitan Opera, the Julie Taymor–directed The Magic Flute transports viewers into a buoyant and kaleidoscopic fairy-tale dreamworld. This abridged, English-language ...

Premieres January 1 at 9/8c on PBS, streaming January 2 on pbs.org and the PBS App. Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ...

The Viennese Opera Ball has announced that it will return in 2026 on May 8. The ball will celebrate its 70th anniversary and will be held at Ciprani’s in New York. The ball has brought the elegance, ...

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With a population of just over 2 million, Vienna is a city of precision and poetry. It’s known as the classical music capital of the world, and for good reason: Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss all ...

The Austrian capital’s artificial island hosts a community of nudists keeping the 19th-century tradition of “free bodies” alive. Here’s what one writer learned from those with nothing to hide. Like ...

This unique program blends top-tier vocal coaching with essential business skills, marketing & audition techniques, and two performance showcases in Vienna. The modern opera singer needs more than ...

VIENNA (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft. The European Space Agency’s big radio antenna ...