Ankeruhr looks best at night ! and other Vienna, Austria Nightlife Tips

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Ankeruhr

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Nightlife Spot: Anker Uhr

When you take a walk at night in Vienna, it is worth to walk a few hundred meters from Stephansdom to Hoher Markt in order to see the lighted Anker Uhr.

In my opinion it even looks better than during the day, although you may not see some of the surrounding Art Nouveau / Jugendstil - ornaments of the facade at night.

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: NO special dresscode required, but maybe you get some icecream of the nearby "Cafe Zanoni & Zanoni"
Address: Wien 1 , Hoher Markt
Directions: From Stephansdom you simply walk along Rothenturmstrasse and turn to the left at the Cafe Zanoni&Zanoni.
After 50 meters you get to Hoher Markt with the Ankeruhr on the right !

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Riesenrad & Prater: Riesenrad / Giant Wheel / Ferris Wheel

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on Jun 28, 2003

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Riesenrad ( Giant Wheel / Ferris Wheel )

Go there when the evening comes in order to see the sundown or the lights all over town from above !

The wheel will operate until around midnight, when also the Prater will close down.

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Theme: Other
Directions: The Riesenrad is right at the entrance of " Prater " and certainly big enough, not to be overseen !

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Konzerte im Mozarthaus

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on Dec 9, 2006

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This concert takes place at a historical place, the so-called "Sala terrena", where Mozart himself used to play for Archibishop Colloredo in 1781. The Sala terrena is decorated with ornate frescos in the style of the late Venetian Renaissance, a perfect location to perform chamber-music of the late 18th century.
The concerts will take place
Sat at 06.00p.m. and Thu+Fri+Sun at 07.30p.m.
The ordinary program is :
W. A. Mozart Quartett in C Major KV.157
Allegro - Andante - Presto
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Franz Schubert German Dance
* * *
W. A. Mozart Little night music
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J. Haydn Quartett in d - moll op. 76/2
" Fifths Quartett"
* * * * *
The price of the tickets is :
Cathegory A: 11,- € deposit + 31,- € at the cashier
makes a total of 42 Euros
Cathegory B : 8,- € deposit + 27,- € at the cashier
makes a total of 35 Euros
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That deposit-fee applies, when you buy the ticket at a hotel-reception or at one of the many Mozart-people in the streets of Vienna. It is ment for the reservation of your seat, and you have to fix the date of the performance as well. You get a voucher and present it to the cashier in Mozarthaus and pay just the rest of 27 or 31 euros at the cashier.
The final Prices for you are exactely the same,no matter wether you buy at the "Mozart-people" or directely at the evening-cashier : 35,- or 42 Euros
With buying at the Mozarts or at your hotel-reception you will have a fixed reservation as well !

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Theme: Concert
Dress Code: This performance is ment for tourists, so there is no real need to "dress formally "!
Phone: (+43 1) 9119077
Address: A-1010 Wien , Singerstrasse 7
Directions: Take the metro U1 or U3 and get out at Stephansplatz. Singerstrasse is the 1st street on the left, when you walk from Stephansplatz to the opera. Singerstrasse is also opposite of Graben.
Website: www.mozarthaus.at
Other Contact: Fax (+43 1)5125620

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The cheapest tickets for Staatsoper are 2 Euros

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on Dec 11, 2006

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Tickets for the STANDING-places in Staatsoper are just 2 euros (and there are also some for 3,50 euros) and there are lots of them available for each and every performance !
Every day there is a different program (take a look at the link below !!) and 1 hour +20 minutes before the performance will start,you are able to buy these tickets for the standing-places. In case that Netrebko, Pavarotti or any other famous star is part of the ensemble that night, it might make sense to queue up for the standing-places maybe 2 hours before the performance starts. The counter to buy tickets for "STEHPLATZ" is in OPERNGASSE, inside the Oper, so be there IN time, and you will get one of these cheap tickets ! The door of Staatsoper in Operngasse will open just 80 minutes before the performance starts, BUT you may queue up in front of the door, under the arcades of the Oper !
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Just to make it clear :The main entrance of the Opera is at RING-strasse. When you look at the Opera from Ringstrasse you have Kaerntner-Strasse and Herbert von Karajan-Platz at your right, that is where the souvenir-shops, the ticket-office and Opern-Cafe is and Hotel Bristol etc..
On your LEFT is Operngasse, the street leading towards the Albertina :
THERE is that small door, under the arcades of the Opera, and it will have a small signpost "Stehplatz-Kasse"

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Theme: Theater
Dress Code: There is no strict dress-code at all any more in Staatsoper, you may be dressed like a tourist, BUT I also saw a perfectely-dressed tourist who was kicked out because he was drunk !
Address: A-1010 Wien - Opernring
Directions: The entrance is at Operngasse, at the opposite side of the Staatsoper, take tram #1 or #2, D, J, U1, U4
Website: http://www.viennaticketoffice.com/oper_en.php

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In the Orangerie: Schoenbrunner Schlosskonzerte

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on Dec 12, 2006

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Nightlife Spot: In the Orangerie

Schoenbrunner Schlosskonzerte is a special evening with more than 20 musicians performing music, dance and singing featuring W.A.Mozart and Johann Strauss :
Arias from The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni
and The Marriage of Figaro
the orchestra performing Blue Danube,
Roses from the South,
My dear Marquis, Cachucha Galop, Radecky Marsch
between Nov.1st and March 31st
concerts will be daily at 08.30p.m.
VIP-tickets are 75,- (18,-) euros and will include
a glass of champage during the intermission
Cathegory A : 55,- (14,-) Euros
Cathegory B : 48,- (12,-) Euros
Cathegory C : 39,- (10,-) Euros
The prices in bracets are the down payments you have to pay, when booking in your hotel or at the "Mozarts" in the streets : You will get a voucher that indicates the date of the reserved performance and you simply pay the rest at the ticket-box like e.g. for the VIP ticket you pay 18 euros with the booking and 57,- euros at the ticket-box, so you still pay the same price as for the rest of tickets that might be sold at the evening-cashier, when you decide to go there without reservations.
Most of these Concerts are held in the Orangerie of Schloss Schoenbrunn !

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Theme: Concert
Dress Code: No special dress-code required, this concert is mainly for the tourists, so nobody will care for your outfit !
Phone: (+43 1)81250040
Address: A-1150 Wien - Schoenbrunn
Directions: Orangerie of Schloss Schoenbrunn is on your way from metro-station "Schoenbrunn" to the palace. When you cross Schoenbrunner Strasse you simply walk left :The entrance of Orangerie is just about 20 meters left of the zebra-Crossing !
Website: www.imagevienna.com
Other Contact: Fax(+43 1)8125424

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im Kursalon: Strauss & Mozart

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on Dec 12, 2006

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Nightlife Spot: im Kursalon

Strauss and Mozart is a daily concert held in Kursalon Huebner in Stadtpark, where Johann Strauss used to direct his concerts . More than 20 musicians will make sure that you will enjoy the program :
Wine, Women & Song, Light as a feather,
Champagne Galop, a piano concerty by Mozart,
various arias and waltzes
The "Duet Pappageno, Pappagena" Blue Danube,
Vienna Blood, Emperor Waltz and a lot more !
Concerts are between Jan 2nd and Dec.23rd
daily at 08.00p.m. between Nov1st and April 6th
and at 08.30p.m. between April 7th and Oct.31st
Dec. 24th at 06.00p.m. dec.25-30th : 08.00p.m.
Dec. 31st has 2 performances : 08.00 + 10.30p.m.
January 1st also 2 performances : 05.00 + 08.00p.m.
VIP-Tickets for the best seats and including
a glass of prosecco during the intervall are 90,- (20,-) euros
Cathegory A : 54,- (14,-) euros
Cathegory B : 47,- (12,-) Euros
Cathegory C : 38,- (10,-) Euros
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The prices in bracets are the down payments you have to pay, when booking in your hotel or at the "Mozarts" in the streets : You will get a voucher that indicates the date of the reserved performance and you simply pay the rest at the ticket-box like e.g. for the VIP ticket you pay 20 euros with the booking and 70,- euros at the ticket-box, so you still pay the same price as for the rest of tickets that might be sold at the evening-cashier, when you decide to go there without reservations.

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Theme: Concert
Dress Code: Nobody cares for your dress-code, this show is ment for tourists and everybody is welcome !
Phone: (+43 1) 5125790
Address: A-1010 Wien Johannesgasse 33
Directions: Kursalon is in Stadtpark, get there by tram #1 or #2, by metro U4, station Stadtpark.
Website: www.soundofvienna.com
Other Contact: Fax (+43 1)5125791

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Street musician: Viennese style

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on Dec 16, 2006

Mrs. SoRyang performing at Graben

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