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ANDEREART, STYRIARTE<br />
1 “Tosca”, at the Bregenz Festival 2007/08,<br />
Vorarlberg<br />
2 A master on the podium: Nikolaus<br />
Harnoncourt at the styriarte, Styria<br />
Season of festivals<br />
No summer break here: again in <strong>2008</strong> cultural events will come fast<br />
and furious. Here is a brief overview to whet your appetite<br />
Austria and culture: these two words<br />
are virtually inseparable. A visitor on<br />
summer holidays here will encounter one<br />
of the country’s many festivals wherever<br />
he turns. In <strong>2008</strong>, for the second season,<br />
Bregenz’s famous floating stage will be the<br />
stupendous setting for Puccini’s riveting<br />
opera “Tosca” – an extraordinary experience<br />
combining classical music with state-<br />
of-the-art light and sound engineering<br />
against the picturesque backdrop of Lake<br />
Constance. And the Wörthersee Festival<br />
features opera greats as well as stars of<br />
pop music and musicals.<br />
Vienna is also an ideal place to spend<br />
warm summer nights enjoying cultural<br />
treats – and admission is often free. The<br />
impressive “Concert for Europe”, given by<br />
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