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“Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg” premieres 176 years ago in Dresden
“Tannhäuser” (“Tannhäuser and the Minnesingers’ Contest at Wartburg”) the three act opera by Richard Wagner (music and libretto) premiered on October 19 1845, at the Königliches Hoftheater Dresden (Royal Court Theatre).
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It appears to me that a given question may bring about an answer which is unable to quench the thirst for knowing, as the wonder without asking might clearly surpass an understanding.
And so, I sit still with the wonder of nature in its delicate expressions, and take it as is, that the existence of a god or the nonexistent same, neither can destroy these delicacies.
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Dissecting Hospitality — the guest always sits with a drink at hand
In 1988 I visited the magnificent city of Vienna for the very first time. For the following twelve years I sat in about ten of their traditional Coffeehouses, most of which have been in operation at least 80 years, some over a century. Café Hawelka was my most frequent choice. It was opened in 1939…
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