The grand façade of the Vienna State Opera on the Ringstraße was an incandescent palace of gold and light amidst the winter snow. Dozens of searchlights swept the night sky, their beams cutting through the falling flakes to illuminate the bronze equestrian statues of the Muses crowning the roofline. A continuous procession of diplomatic limousines and luxury sedans glided up the red-carpeted driveway, discharging ambassadors, ministers, European nobility, and celebrated…
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