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We really enjoyed the Opera tour in Budapest. Drawing a baseball analogy, the Budapest Opera is like the AA farm team whereas the Vienna Opera is the Big League. The Vienna Opera puts on 150 performances a year. Every day, up to 30 truckloads of sets, props, and costumes arrive from the warehouse nearby. The 2008/2009 season features about 60 different shows. Each show is performed once so the sets are changed out daily. The amount of sweat and effort required to keep the Opera up and running was simply amazing. As in Budapest, we were able to tour the Vienna Opera House.
We had a rare opportunity to go backstage where the staff was setting up for the evening's performance of Romeo and Juliet. 
We also were able to take a seat in front of the stage and relish our surroundings. 
