Name: 140th anniversary of the Vienna State Opera HouseDate of Issue: 25 May 2009Country: AustriaDenominations: 1.00 EUR Music lovers around the world appreciate the top-class productions and performances at the Vienna State Opera House. International attention is also attracted by the annual Vienna Opera Ball, the social highlight at the end of every ball season. [...]

Name: Vienna State Opera House – The Ring of the NibelungenDate of Issue: 2 May 2009Country: AustriaDenominations: 1.00 EUR Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883), with his both famous and complex works, was amongst one of the most important innovators in European music in the 19th century. “The Ring of the Nibelungen”, a cycle of four [...]

Name: Fred ZinnemannDate of Issue: 29 April 2009Country: AustriaDenominations:0.55 EUR Fred Zinnemann was born in Vienna on April 29, 1907. As a child, he was a close friend of Billy Wilder, who like himself was later to become a famous Hollywood director. After finishing school in 1925, Zinnemann initially began to study law before taking [...]