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The Vienna Opera started off with a bang. This included 331 opera, ballet and other programs. The Staatsoper as this Vienna opera is known, attracted huge crowds and had the house jam-packed with an attendance of 98.33 percent. The Vienna Opera saw 584,974 tickets sold throughout the 2010-2011 and it brought in about $42.78 million.
Opera director of the Staatsoper, Vienna, Dominique Meyer says that the figures show the attachment of the people of Vienna to the Staatsoper and its renewal process. Even the long forgotten ballet company has made a comeback.
The Vienna opera has been under Meyer's French rule ever since he stepped in on 1st September 2010. Manuel Legris now heads the ballet company. This opera has been a great success throughout the time. It saw many ballet and operas like Katja Kabanova.

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A new Mediterranean cruise ship from P& O is set to be the biggest-ever ship to sail to the popular destination. The vessel is not yet named, but will be coming into service in March 2015 and will operate out of Southampton, UK.

The monster ship will weigh in at 141,000 tons and will be able to carry up to 3,611 passengers on regular cruises around the Mediterranean and Baltic region. It will be the second-largest cruise ship owned by the Carnival Corporation after the Queen Mary 2, which sails under the Cunard flag and is 10,000 tones heaver. Interestingly, though, the Queen Mary 2 can only carry 3,056 passengers. The UK continues to be a growth market for Carnival, and innovative vessels like this new ship are being targeted specifically to British clientele.