Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Mozart Festival Ends On A High Note

Jubilee Brought A Million Tourists To Austria

Mozart has a new record - and this one isn't pressed into vinyl, according to The International Herald Tribune. Organisers of last year's series of festivals, exhibitions, concerts and conferences to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth said today the jubilee drew 1.2 million tourists to Austria - a record for a single festival. Peter Marboe, chief organiser of Mozart Year, said the nearly 3000 events were also a commercial success, bringing in 15 million euros after expenses.

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