I went home and had quick dinner after booking our tickets for Greece. I scarfed down some food and changed for a free opera concert in the park that I thought started at 18:00 Uhr. I actually ran from S-bahn to U-bahn to get there and when I did, the people I met there informed me that it would not start until 19:30 Uhr. Oops! But it was all kind of worth it because we had amazing seats.
The concert was for the opening of the Volksoper that does musical theatre, operettas, and operas. The concert featured arias, choruses, and overtures from various shows. Some of the best were: Nessun Dorma performed by a real Asian Calaf (who was phenomenal), O Mio Babbino Caro, a fantastic rendition of This Nearly Was Mine form “South Pacific,” the overtures for “Die Fledermaus" and "Candide", and a finale of Libiam from “La Traviata.” The best part however was the American Musical Theatre performed in German. These included Anything you can do, I can do better, from “Annie Get Your Gun,” which became “Ja ich kann, kannst du nicht” instead of “Yes I can, no you can’t,” Sit Down Your Rocking the Boat from “Guys and Dolls,” and Get me to the Church on Time from “My Fair Lady.” We were laughing so hard we were crying. The whole experience was fantastic.
Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat
Get Me to the Church on Time
That night was the 24-hour U-bahn party when the U-bahn was free all night and clubs let you in for free (sans cover charge). This was the first time that it had run for 24 hours in Viennese history. It was a great night filled with dancing and fun. It was also cool to see the city alive with so many people around the city and on the U-bahn at like 2 AM. Looking forward to many more weekends with 24-hr U-bahn capabilities.
Ian, we're still laughing... half an hour later. Wish we could have seen the real thing!!!!!!!
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