If you’re looking to ring in the new year in style and grace, consider a Viennese tradition: Salute to Vienna. This joyous concert event, based on the Neujahrskonzert held each New Year in Vienna, will make its way to Vancouver’s gorgeous Orpheum Theatre.
Tickets are already on sale for the holiday celebration that’s made its way through the US and Canada, since its 1995 sold-out premiere in Toronto. This unique concert is performed almost simultaneously in every major city throughout the continent, featuring European maestros, tenors, sopranos and dancers celebrating the uplifting music of Vienna’s ‘Waltz King’. The festive Salute to Vienna series is the only genuine re-creation of the original concert from the ‘City of Dreams’.
Artistic directors Attila and Marion Glatz devote a lot of time in selecting the right artists for the productions, travelling frequently to Vienna and to other major European cultural centers, to ensure musical perfection. They choose some of the most dynamic and young talent the musical world has to offer, casting new conductors, sopranos, tenors and dancers of international acclaim, performing in some of the world’s finest opera houses, musical theaters, and concert halls.
The finished result has garnered the directors with a prestigious Decoration of Merit in Gold by the Austrian government for this remarkable achievement. Audiences from New York to Los Angeles, and Montreal to Vancouver will enjoy lively czardas and polkas without the need to fly across the Atlantic.
Co-founder Marion Glatz calls Salute to Vienna a “New Year’s bouquet of glorious music that goes down like a glass of champagne!”.
Come celebrate the world of Johan Strauss Jr. and contemporaries Franz Lehár, Imre Kálmán, Jacque Offenbach, Robert Stolz and more while celebrating the new year. What Nutcracker means to Christmas, Salute to Vienna means to the New Year!
As a special bonus, I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away for this tremendous concert. Please leave a comment below describing your favourite New Year’s day activity or tradition. For an extra entry, RT the following:
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I’ll draw a winner Thursday, December 20 at 11 am.
Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert featuring Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Date: January 1, 2013, 2:30 pm
Venue: Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe Street, Vancouver
Tickets: $62 to $104; available online
