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Summer of 2012: Film Festival, Opera, Concerts, Dancing and Food
The summer in Vienna has a special feeling, smell, colour and joy: film festivals, Concerts, Opera, Dancing and Food. Yearly, the city of Vienna makes everything possible to have a special summer in the square before the City Hall, a special summer for all Austrians and the increasing number of guests from outside who will watch classic as well as modern musical highlights.
The city of Vienna stated that the film festival 2012 on Rathausplatz will start on 30 June and last until 2 September 2012.Read more about this year’s film festival in the programme released by the city hall.
The film festival on Rathausplatz takes place for the 22nd time this summer and shows selected classical music concerts and, for the first time, also some top pop music acts on the large screen. The food stalls are open daily from late morning and provide the visitors with an international selection of delicious foods and drinks. The popular jazz brunch on Sundays also forms part of the film festival again this summer.
Highlights of the programme: 47 productions will be shown on 65 evenings. Admission is free. Music lovers can enjoy a classical as well as a modern concert each week. The programme includes productions from the Vienna State Opera and the Zurich Opera House such as “Carmen” and “La Bohème”, as well as this year’s New Year’s concert of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Dance and operetta enthusiasts should look forward to “Coppélia”, “The Nutcracker”, and “Alice in Wonderland”. Fans of modern music will be excited about this year’s pop music highlights on Rathausplatz including “Adele – Live at the Royal Albert Hall” and “Anastacia plays Avo Session”.
Technological innovations: After switching to HD and putting up stands for an audience of more than 1,000 in 2007, the film festival on Rathausplatz boasts further technological innovations this year: the screen has been enlarged to 300 square metres, and two additional loudspeaker towers are put up for a perfect sound experience.
Cooperation with Viennale: The film festival on Rathausplatz has invited Viennale to a guest performance on occasion of its 50th anniversary and will show three classic concert films, among them Martin Scorsese’s “Shine a Light”.
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June 29th, 2012 | Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Concerts, Coppélia, Dancing, Film Festival, Jazz, Opera, Rathausplatz,Summer, Vienna, Vienna Philharmonic, Zurich Opera House | Category: Austria, Österreich, Michael Häupl, Rathausplatz,Vienna, Wien