Aktuell in Centrope
Acquisitions and donations at the Wien Museum
Wien
| Exhibitions
The Albertina is showing the most extensive Magritte exhibition ever seen in Vienna.
The chronological exhibition allows visitors to explore every decade of this oeuvre
Wien
| Exhibitions
The 21er-Haus has reopened after being closed for ten years.
Aiming to be a museum for the 21st century, its present exhibition shows works by Franz West, Peter Kogler, and Oswald Oberhuber while prominently featuring a red-carpet installation by Marcus Geiger. According to the curators
Wien
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The Volkstheater is showing two plays about loneliness.
"Der einsame Weg," Schnitzler's play about death, lies, and running away from responsibility, opens on November 18, "Gin Romme" by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald L. Coburn opens on the 23rd at Volkstheater in den Bezirken
Wien
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A greek-style world premiere is a concert inspired by texts of Konstantinos Kavafis.
The composition by Alexandros Karozas is based on texts by the greek author and is performed by Wiener Singverein and Wiener Kammerorchester on November 26 at the Konzerthaus
Wien
| Exhibitions
Wien Museums is showing acquisitions and donations it acquired over the past 10 years, thus shining a bright light on the city's history.
A Care Package, Bruno Kreisky's car, Falco's Helmut Lang stage suit, paintings by Danhauser, Schiele, Alt, and Fendi - 10,000 artworks and artifacts of daily life were bought or were recieved as presents over the last decade.
Wien
Musik
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The Volksoper honors the man who brought the musical to Vienna.
It was in the 50s that Marcel Prawy introduced the US musical theater to Viennese stages, first at the Kosmostheater, then at the Volksoper. "Kiss me Kate" was the first success, "Wonderfull Town," "Show Boat," and others followed. On December 29 and January 3, soloists of the Volksoper perform songs from these pieces.
Kinder
Wien
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The Vienna States Opera brings the Sleeping-Beauty-Ballet by Peter Wright as of 21st of December.
There are many ballet-versions of Charles Perraul´s fairy tale. The Wiener Staatsballett brings out Wright´s version, which is based on Petipa´s. "It is a nice, traditional one. I don´t want to be only a Nurejew-specialist", says principal Manuel Legris.
Kinder
Wien
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Arturo Brachetti presents a film-nostalgia variety show starting December 20 at the Museumsquartier.
Nosferatu, Judy Garland, Darth Vader, Charly Chaplin – all played by one
person? Not only this. Arturo Brachetti changes costumes in seconds plus, he
creates a poetic show by walking the audience through 100 years of film history.
Niederösterreich
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Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II and was premiered in Berlin 1883 in the Neues Friedrich Wilhelmstadisches Theater, and is the only one of the operettas of Johann Strauss II ever to be premiered outside Vienna. Its initial performance is not the version that we are familiar with today, having undergone much revision on the libretto.
