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Barista at Caffè Sforzesco, Milan
Misbehaving as a student in Estonia 150 years ago
Tartu student lock-up, University of Tartu © Uku Peterson
How Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony became the European anthem
Vienna Chamber Orchestra & Westminster Choir performing Beethoven's Ninth © TPT
Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg – the iconic setting of ‘The Sound of Music’
Spring © Schloss Leopoldskron
30 little-known facts about opera
Manon © T+T Fotografie, Toni Suter, Opernhaus Zurich
Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra
Cleopatra, 1963 film
Beethoven’s 250th anniversary in 2020
Beethoven portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
Hotel Bristol, Vienna – A historic meeting place
Hotel Bristol, Vienna, 1925 © Hotel Bristol
A Sparkling History: Swarovski Crystal Worlds
©Swarovski Corporate Archive
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Gauchos at their work
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Tahiti pic© Paul Gauguin Cruises
The World's 5 Northernmost Capitals
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Paul Gauguin’s Tahiti – A Creative Obsession
Parau api - Painting by Paul Gauguin, 1892
Santiago Calatrava’s Neo-Futuristic Architecture
Ysios Winery © Basquetour
Sister Agnès – “the Angel of Dieppe”
Sister Agnès-Marie Valois and Gary Pawson, Vimy
Leonardo da Vinci's Loire
Chateau du Clos Luce, Parc Leonardo da Vinci © Gillard et Vincent, ADT Touraine
On The Horizon With STI
Parliament, Budapest © AngMoKio
The 2020 Passion Play of Oberammergau, Germany
Jesus before Pilate © Passion Play Oberammergau 2020
Gastronomy in the Loire Valley
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A Week In The Life Of Two Special Classical Music Artists In Barcelona: Kai Gleusteen & Catherine Ordronneau
Kai Gleusteen & Catherine Ordronneau Dear future and potential Danube sailors,We are still ironing out a few details for this fabulous trip (‘Classical Austria and Classical Italy in 2020') to which we are so much looking forward. Our memories are still fresh and vivid from the last trip on the Danube: sliding quietly on the water in an unbelievably comfortable ship, seeing the gorgeous landscape slip by, sharing music and friendship (and food and wine!), walking in the steps of...
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- 30 little-known facts about opera
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