Twin City Liner recommendations for things to do in Vienna
House of Music

© Haus der Musik Betriebsges.m.b.H.

The House of Music (Haus der Musik) is an interactive sound museum in the inner city of Vienna. The exhibition zone offers new and innovative access to musical topics. A unique musical experience – didactically modern presented. An area of 3.000 m² is exclusively provided for diverse debating of music and especially to experience the music itself.

Numerous interactive installations invite you for developing your own creativity:

As a virtual conductor you can lead the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with the „Walzer cube“ you compose your individual waltz and with Namadeus you can transform your name in an original Mozart composition. With virto|stage, the multimedial music theater, you can create your personal music and opera experience. Here you can influence the stage setting and the music – intuitively and only by moving your body. The House of Music presents a new music installation with STAIRPLAY. The festival staircase of the historical palace turn into an interactive piano with movement-sensitive stairs as a keyboard.  

250 years of the Prater

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2016 is a major anniversary year for the Prater: Emperor Joseph II. opened the former hunting grounds to the public 250 years ago.

The huge World Exhibition was held here in 1873. The Giant Ferris Wheel was erected in 1897 to mark the 50th year of Emperor Franz Joseph's accession to the throne. As part of the festivities in the Prater, showmen were allowed to set up their tents and booths. Many of them remained and so formed the basis for today's Wurstelprater. This amusement park attracts locals and tourists every year. From the old helter-skelter and historic children's carousels to the modern rides and numerous food outlets, the Wurstelprater offers fun for young and old, while the Green Parter continues to be used as an area for sport and recreation. The Prater has also become interesting in architectural terms: the campus of the Vienna University of Economics and Business on the edge of Prater was designed by prominent architects including Zaha Hadid. Evita - don´t cry for me!

© Vereinigte Bühnen Wien GmbH

The musical EVITA by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber has enjoyed cult status for years, winning over twenty international awards, including an Oscar for the film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas. The show, which includes some of the best musical songs of all time, such as “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina”, “On This Night of a Thousand Stars”, “I’d be Surprisingly Good For You” and “Another Suitcase in Another Hall”, tells the story of Eva Perón, wife of the former Argentine dictator Juan Perón, from her humble beginnings to her reign as national heroine.

The VEREINIGTEN BÜHNEN WIEN are very proud to have secured Vincent Paterson, the star director and choreographer, as director of this exciting new production. Vincent Paterson created the choreography for the Hollywood film starring Madonna.
Synopsis

The musical is based on the life of the Argentine First Lady, Eva Perón (1919 – 1952), affectionately known as “Evita” to the people of Argentina, and sets her rise to social and political power against the background of historical events in Argentina between 1934 and 1952. The story is narrated by a young man called Che who acts as a guide and commentator on events.

During her lifetime Evita, who came from an impoverished background, is revered as a saint by the “Descamisados”, the “shirtless”, but despised by the bourgeoisie and intellectuals. She sleeps her way to the top, lover by lover, until she finally meets Perón, a colonel in the army. After throwing herself behind his bid for the presidency, she becomes Argentina’s First Lady.

In spite of her glamorous lifestyle and love of luxury, Eva Perón markets her sympathy for the poor and oppressed with such skill and flair that she becomes a symbol of hope and the idol of an entire nation. Social and economic tensions increase and she faces increasingly bitter criticism, but she manages to turn imminent defeat into a personal triumph.

Get your tickets on WIEN-TICKET  and have an pleasant evening!

The Vienna Ring Tram

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The Vienna Ring Tram - Vienna's famous boulevard- highlights on a shoestring

The Vienna Ring Tram is Twin City Liner´s nice neighbor at Schwedenplatz. The Vienna Ring is an Austrian World Heritage Site. The majestic boulevard was laid out in the mid-19th century around the center of the city, replacing the old city wall and the glacis.

Ornate buildings such as the state opera, parliament buildings, city hall, Burgtheater, stock exchange and numerous palaces were erected along the resulting boulevard.

Information in 8 languages, 365 days a year, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, every 30 minutes

All of these sights can be viewed from the Vienna Ring Tram, irrespective of the weather. Hop on board and enjoy our integrated multimedia system, which provides explanations in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Russian and Japanese. A version in Viennese dialect, spoken by a well-known Viennese actor, is also available.

Valid with the 24-h Vienna 2 in 1 Ticket for 14 Euros, which entitles you as an additional bonus to use the entire Viennese public transport system.

Find more information www.wienerlinien.at