Dartmouth Events

A Viennese Holiday Evening:
The Johann Strauss Family
History and Music

Osher Members: $20
General Admission: $25
Purchase your tickets online or call (603) 646-0154

Two generations of Viennese produced some of the most memorable music of the 19th century. Hundreds of instantly recognizable, enduring melodies were enjoyed in the marble palaces and the wine bars of the Viennese woods. This was a talented family riven with tension, feuds and jealousy, living in a city that was desperate but not serious, in a country that sparkled with waltzing but was unraveling between vineyard and Danube. What appeared to be a bright future in Vienna proved to be a setting sun. Through the personal and political chaos, the Strauss family composed hundreds of waltzes and polkas to which the Viennese – anxious to forget their troubles – danced and drank as they and their country hurtled towards the First World War, and oblivion.

Dr. David Bisno, after setting the scene of fin de siècle Vienna, will weave the Johann Strauss family story of success, sex, scandal and tragedy with the music that everyone loved then and loves now. From the "Tritsch-Tratsch" and "Pizzicato" polkas to the "Die Fledermaus" operetta, from quadrilles to mazurkas and from the "Lorelei Rhein Klänge" and "Blue Danube" waltzes to the "Coronation" and "Radetzky" marches, you will be swept away with the beauty and tragedy, the jealousies and affairs of this family and their three-quarter time music.

In addition to performances of beloved Strauss compositions by Daniel Weiser, Musical Director of Classicopia, and his musicians, dancers Drayton and Amber Harvey will delight us with waltzes throughout the evening.

Prior to the performance, don’t miss your chance to start the evening off with a special meal! Five area restaurants will offer pre-theater Viennese dinners for those who reserve. The participating restaurants are:

The Canoe Club
27 South Main Street
Hanover, NH 03755
603-643-9660
www.canoeclub.us/
Call for reservations

Carpenter & Main
326 Main Street
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-4922
www.carpenterandmain.com/
Call or email for reservations

Market Table
44 South Main Street
Hanover, NH 03755
603-676-7996
markettablenh.com
Call for reservations

Molly’s
43 South Main Street
Hanover, NH 03755
603-643-2570
Call-ahead seating available, not reservations; visit mollysrestaurant.com for more information

PINE Restaurant at the Hanover Inn
2 East Wheelock Street
Hanover, NH 03755
603-646-8000
pineathanoverinn.com
Online reservations available; see website for more information