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Wiener Staatsoper Review: Káťa Kabanová Copy

My review of the Wiener Staatsoper's production of Janáček's  Káťa Kabanová  has been posted at:  http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/2011/11/wiener-staatsoper-review-kata-kabanova.html Reviews and other information regarding opera regularly at:   http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/

Wiener Staatsoper Review: Der Ring Des Nibelungen Wrap-Up Copy

My review of the Wiener Staatsoper's production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen  has been posted at:  http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/2011/11/wiener-staatsoper-der-ring-des.html Reviews and other information regarding opera regularly at:   http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/

Wiener Staatsoper Review: Götterdämmerung Copy

My review of the Wiener Staatsoper's production of Wagner's  Götterdämmerung  has been posted at:  http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/2011/11/it-ends-wiener-staatsopers-ring-cycle.html Reviews and other information regarding opera regularly at:   http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/

Wiener Staatsoper Review: Siegfried Copy

My review of the Wiener Staatsoper's production of Wagner's  Siegfried  has been posted at:  http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/2011/11/it-yet-still-continues-wiener.html Reviews and other information regarding opera regularly at:   http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/

Wiener Staatsoper Review: Die Walküre Copy

My review of the Wiener Staatsoper's production of Wagner's  Die Walküre  has been posted at:  http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/2011/11/it-continues-wiener-staatsopers-ring.html Reviews and other information regarding opera regularly at:   http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/

Salzburg: Zweimal

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Hohenfestung taken from the Mirabell gardens To those who knew I travelled to Salzburg just a week past, it might come as a surprise that I already returned this past weekend. I found however, that Salzburg was the one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. I had looked up online the ten sights to see in Salzburg and on my first trip only gotten to see five. I promised I would return to see the other five. The interesting thing about this, though, is that unlike Vienna, Salzburg feels like a city where you could, with some work, "do it all." So even though I got done more in two trips, probably, than any tourist normally does, ever, I still wonder what little gems there might be. It was great to have the opportunity to come back and finish things up, though. My first stop was Mirabell Palace, which I stumbled on almost by accident given the way the bus routes run. The odd thing about Mirabell palace is that, in some ways, the gardens are the most exc...

Wiener Staatsoper Review: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia Copy

My review of the Wiener Staatsoper's production of Rossini's  Il barbiere di Siviglia  has been posted at:  http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/2011/11/wiener-staatsoper-il-barbiere-del-bel.html Reviews and other information regarding opera regularly at:   http://passionofopera.blogspot.com/