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Opening Ceremony Date: Saturday, 9 June 2007 Time: 10.30–12.00 Price: included with registration  The opening Ceremony will be held in the hall A
of the Austria Center. We are pleased to be able to
invite you to listen to the world renowned Wiener
Sängerknaben Choir! A choir considered to be
founded in 1498 by Emperor Maximilian 1. Until
1918, the choir sang exclusively for the court,
at mass, at private concerts and functions and
on state occasions. Today there are around 100
choristers between the ages of ten and fourteen,
divided into four touring choirs. The four choirs
give around 300 concerts and performances each
year in front of almost half a million people. Together
with members of the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Chorus, the
Wiener Sängerknaben maintain the tradition of
the imperial musicians: as Hofmusikkapelle they
provide the music for the Sunday Mass in Vienna’s
Imperial Chapel, as they have done since 1498. At
the Opening Ceremony the Helmholtz medal will
also be awarded.
Photo: Lukas Beck, © www.lukasbeck.com |
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