Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries Update: The Musée de la Serrure - Bricard is now unfortunately closed, and I have no news of whether it will ever re-open. Carla Polastro-Nigro has contacted me (May 2009) to say that there is now an art gallery (Galerie Libéral Bruand) there now, so if it does open again it will probably be somewhere different. Still, I'm keeping this page up as a reference, in the hope that the company (now taken over by the US firm … [Read more...]
Music in Venice: Concerts and Opera
April 12, 2012 by
Concert and Opera links to Venice orchestras and theatres A commented selection of concert and opera links to Venice orchestras and theatres. Antonio Vivaldi, who lived in Venice for many years, composed over 60 works there and the city is also the place where many famous Italian operas, especially by Verdi, had their premières: The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland (Monteverdi, 1640) Teatro S. Cassiano The Coronation of Poppaea … [Read more...]
Linz – Danube River Cruise
March 10, 2011 by
RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Danube) Right/Left KM 2135 Altitude 260m/853ft Population 184,000 Capital city of Oberösterreich Bundesland (federal state), north-central Austria, Linz lies along the Danube River 100 miles (160 km) west of Vienna. It originated as the Roman fortress of Lentia and became an important medieval trading centre. By the 13th century it had all of the outward characteristics of a city, but none of a city's rights. It became the … [Read more...]