Austrian capital gets ready for five week long Vienna festival 2014

Vienna, the capital of Austria, will see a celebration of theatre, music and dance from around the world for five weeks as a part of Vienna festival 2014 to be held from 9 May-15 June 2014. Locally called as The Wiener Festwochen, the event was started in 1951 when the city was occupied by the four allies.

With "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald", "Macbeth", "Orfeo ed Euridice" or festival concerts at Vienna's Musikverein and others, there are several programs to suit visitors with varying taste.

The opening ceremony is slated to be held at City Hall Square where a line-up of international artists will performs. The program is free to all and attracts thousands of visitors from Austria and around the world. As direct flights to Vienna are available from London and other European and world cities the festival also sees a large number of foreign visitors. The cultural offerings include exhibitions, video installations, films, talks, concerts and theatres.