Yesterday was a lovely adventure. We started off visiting the graves of some very well known composers: Brahms, Schubert, Beethoven, Wolf, and others. It was amazing to be standing so close to the remains of the legends we study and sing every day. We then were shown a few more sights of the city and visited the Haus der Musik, an interactive museum on the history and science of classical music. Dr. Paparo and Dr. Thornton got to enjoy their premier performance with the Vienna Philharmonic at a virtual conducting station in the museum. From there we were let loose on the city for the rest of the day. Some of us visited the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, famous for its Lipizzaner breed of dancing

horses. Others saw the sites of the city or toured the Vienna State Opera House. Some even stayed through the evening to see Carmen at the opera house for only 3 euros! That’s less than the train ride back to the hotel from the opera house. The great culture of music in this city has continued to amaze us all. We are sad to leave it, but have heard of rumors of the beauty of Prague both from our professors and from even the locals of Vienna. We can’t wait to see it after our long day of driving today.