Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Take the swirl of a Strauss waltz. Add a festive spirit and a case of champagne. The result is Viennese operetta! No tragic endings. No fiendish bad guys. Just couples successfully working out their differences against a largely light-hearted background and a fair measure of social dancing. Music historian Betsy Schwarm brings us into the worlds of Die Fledermaus and The Merry Widow. Champagne flows and romance grows, complete with danceable happy endings!