Tag Archives: Vienna

The Marriage of Figaro is a lot of fun

The Marriage of Figaro is a lot of fun

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Marriage of Figaro at London Coliseum Can Figaro stop his master, Count Almaviva, from exercising his rights (droit du seigneur) and bedding his bride before he does? ...
Books on Vienna, Battles, History, World War 1

Books on Vienna, Battles, History, World War 1

Robert Tanitch’s Round-up of Books No 2 (2018) Vienna 1900 Complete (Thames & Hudson £85) Vienna is the focal point of the modern age. Vienna is the melting pot of Old Europe. People flock to Vien ...
In the footsteps of the Habsburgs

In the footsteps of the Habsburgs

“It was like going from technicolour to black and white,” says our tour guide Sabine Mueller, as we drive towards the Brandenburg Gate. Which is exactly how I remember my one-day teenage sojourn from ...
Vienna Gold

Vienna Gold

Vienna is the most wonderful city, capital of landlocked Austria and with a history that reflects its own identity but also with elements of culture from neighbouring countries, predominantly Germany. ...