Born 200 years ago, we explore the hypnotic and seductive qualities of Johann Strauss II’s music, and what allows the Blue Danube to so capture the never-ending dance of humankind.

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Simon Gray Presents offers the UK premiere of The Final Waltz – Viennese Operetta and the Anschluss, written by Daniel Neer and directed by Ted Gorodetzky.

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The opening scene is set in a park where a stone cross is protected by a security fence, itself defaced by hundreds of ...

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I am in Vienna for the start of the year-long Johann Strauss Festival celebrating his 200th birthday and his iconic music. It's a big birthday bash for the country's first rockstar, who was mobbed ...