Anna Netrebko has distanced herself from the Russian war of aggression. One too much, the other too little. Now there is a debate about whether she is still allowed to perform.
If you travel to the Wachau in spring, the best thing to do is climb up to the Dürnstein ruins. From there you have the most beautiful view of the world cultural heritage, the Danube, the blossoming apricot trees. And to a romantic town where a legend once happened: The English king Richard the Lionheart is said to have been imprisoned here in 1191 after a crusade until Blondel de Nesle freed him: his friend and greatest singer of the time.