Visiting Vienna

As you ponder the history of one of the world’s oldest working theaters, here are a few bits of trivia to keep you amused and delighted…
* Some of the Burgtheater’s more famous company members are familiar to even English-speaking audiences. Klaus Maria-Brandauer, for example, who was Oscar-nominated for his role in “Out of Africa” opposite […]

The Mount Olympus of Vienna’s theater landscape is the Burgtheater (known locally as the Burg).
As an institution, the Burg transcends its role as a mere stage. It’s part of the Viennese consciousness; a place to be seen and to see, a one-time plaything of political intrigue and a symbol of Vienna’s rise, fall and rise […]