VIENNA (AP) — 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 ...

Vienna’s winter ball season is back in full swing after Covid restrictions wiped it out for two years in a row – Copyright AFP Alex HALADA After Covid ...

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Why do so many young Austrians learn how to waltz and long to be debutantes at the Vienna Opera Ball? DW steps into the world of the Viennese waltz. The waltz was based on the Ländler, a folk dance ...

For the first time, the Blue Danube Waltz will be deliberately sent into space. A correction of a “cosmic error,” as Vienna Tourism Director Norbert Kettner calls it. As part of the Strauss Festival ...

Vienna, the city of Strauss waltzes and apple strudel, sure looks like Shangri La when it comes to successful urban living. Graduate student Manuel Ziegler, 28, sang his hometown’s praises at the ...

The digitised sound will be transmitted to the large 35-metre satellite dish at ESA’s Cebreros ground station in Spain. This year is the 200th birthday of Austria's ...

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