2006 is Mozart’s festival year in Austria

Posted by admin in Events on 01 23rd, 2006 | No comments yet - be the first one!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the most famous Austrian of all time.

2006 marks the 250th anniversary of his birth and Austria will be honoring this musical genius with a rich and varied calendar of events.

New museums, attention-getting operatic performances and extraordinary concert series, festivals and galas, expos, special exhibitions and discussion forums the entire year of 2006 will revolve around Wolfgang A. Mozart in Salzburg, in Vienna and in several other places as well…

some interesting events

• Mozart Exhibition in the Albertina
• Mozart’s birthday party

checkout the offficial Mozart2006 site for more
or the Vienna Mozart2006 page

         

Steffl - the Vienna Stephansdom is worth a visit

Posted by admin in Vienna on 01 23rd, 2006 | No comments yet - be the first one!

The Vienna Stephansdom ( also called Steffl ) was first built as a parish church in 1147 and rebuilt and enlarged over the centuries, with major new work concluding in 1511, but repair and restoration has continued from the beginning to the present day.

Read up on the Stephansdom Vienna
Stephansdom Wien at german Wikipedia)