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The fascination of the Viennese waltz
The waltz was based on the Ländler, a folk dance scorned by upper class Austrians. Born on the outskirts of Vienna in 1825, Johann Strauss II composed over 500 waltzes, polkas and other kinds of dance ...
For most people, the mere mention of a Viennese operetta conjures up a waltz of post-Johann Strauss composers—Franz Lehar (The Merry Widow), Oskar Straus (The Chocolate Soldier), Emmerich Kalman ...
Once a year the Vienna State Opera hosts a lavish ball. When you enter the magnificent auditorium, you feel as though you have stepped back in time: champagne flows as hundreds of women in gowns and ...
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