The Wiener Staatsoper is one of the busiest opera houses in the world producing 50 to 60 operas per year in approximately 200 performances. It is quite common to find a different opera being produced each day of a week. As such, the Staatsoper employs over 1000 people!
More than 50 productions are staged every year, and there is a performance nearly every day for ten months of the year. Isn't that amazing?
Showing posts with label vienna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vienna. Show all posts
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Schloss Schönbrunn
the palace grounds at night. it was a pity we did not have time to visit the museum, it would have taken at least half a day! you would not believe how big the palace grounds are! and considering there was still no electricity at that time, it is a wonder how many candles and lamps they had to light every night!!!
Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera),
The building was the first major building on the Wiener Ringstraße, at the heart of Old Vienna. This would probably be the most visited area of Vienna, where all tourist converge to walk around, enjoy the coffee and eat some sacher torte or even do some shopping. That time, La Traviata was showing, I was so tempted to go and watch! maybe another time....
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
St. Stephen's Cathedral (German: Stephansdom) is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna. In the middle of St. Stephen's square it is one of the oldest and highest cathedrals of the world!
Note that in this picture part of one of its spires is under renovation. nothing new here, as preservation and repair of the fabric of the medieval cathedral has been a continuous process at St. Stephen's Cathedral since its original construction in 1147!
Note that in this picture part of one of its spires is under renovation. nothing new here, as preservation and repair of the fabric of the medieval cathedral has been a continuous process at St. Stephen's Cathedral since its original construction in 1147!
there was so much to see...
From Gothic St. Stephen’s Cathedral to the Imperial Palace to the Art Nouveau splendor of the Secession, from the magnificent baroque palace Schönbrunn to the Museum of Fine Arts to modern architecture at the MuseumsQuartier.
Friday, October 24, 2008
back from vienna
the whole week was a blur! too much to see in so little time...it is great to have photos to remind me of the places i have been and seen! yet there was so much more to see in such little time. as my friend always says, leave something for the next trip. i just hope it would be less frantic! lol!
shot this from a speeding van to budapest, so you will note the foreground blur...
shot this from a speeding van to budapest, so you will note the foreground blur...
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