More than 450 balls occur annually in Vienna, starting Nov. 11 to mark the opening of the carnival season to Ash Wednesday ...

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The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark of the Austrian capital’s social and ...

The song “Carnival of Venice” is based on a Neapolitan folk song ... His compositions and playing technique experienced great success in his appearances in Vienna, Paris and London. Sadly, Paganini’s ...

More than 450 balls occur annually in Vienna, starting Nov. 11 to mark the opening of the carnival season to Ash Wednesday before Lent begins. Professional guilds throughout the city host their ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad More than 450 balls occur annually in Vienna, starting Nov. 11 to mark the opening of the carnival season to Ash Wednesday before Lent begins.

VIENNA: Accordion Festival, through March 16. FIEBERBRUNN: Freeride World Tour, March 7-13. VIENNA: Wikam- Vienna international art and antiques fair, Palais Ferstel, March 8-16. GASTEIN: Jazz at ...

Carnival judges score parades on a 10-point ... “A perfect 10 for the drum section carries as much weight as a Vienna Philharmonic in classical music,” he added.