Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz was first performed at the swimming-pool-turned-concert-hall (Dianabad) in Vienna’s “Matzo Island” (Mazzesinsel) in 1867. Leopoldstadt mayor Uschi Lichtenegger recently spoke on occasion of its 150th anniversary, celebrating the waltz’s Jewish roots. Read more at the Slipped Disc.
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