For several weeks in May and June, Vienna plays host to the amazing Wiener Festwochen.

Among the 41 productions, for opera lovers there is Phaedra by composer Hans Werner Henze who stitches together a narrative of mythological stories; the lecture/performance/sound art happening titled science.art.music answers the question “What would happen if artists took over Vienna University of Technology for a night?”; and The Lone Twin Theatre company performs Daniel Hit by a Train, about people who lose their lives while attempting to save someone else.

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Miami’s heat goes classical. The Miami International Piano Festival reminds you how thrilling it is to watch a piano virtuoso live. The Discovery Series introduces musicians who are starting their careers, as well as those whose talents are not well known to American audiences.

Turkish pianist Gulsin Onay performs pieces by Bach, Mendelssohn and Liszt. The Prodigies and Masters of Tomorrow segment features the seventeen year old Sijing Ye playing Chopin, Beethoven and Brahms. All of this in multi-cultural Miami.

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Autostadt’s Movimentos Festival is a wild and energetic festival. This year’s theme for the selections is “Trust.”

Compagnie Marie Chouinard performs the stunning Orphée and Eurydice, and Sweden’s Göteborg Ballet premieres 3 x Bolero, a piece that incorporates the styles of three very different choreographers. In addition to the dance, Movimentos treats you to the music of Joe Cocker and Cuba’s Omara Portuondo.

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The Dublin Dance Festival is now an annual celebration of contemporary dance. See the amazing Forsythe Company perform Three Atmosperic Studies. Other highlights include Sarah Skaggs’ solo performance Dance For Airport, set to Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, and Romanian choreographer Ioana Mona Popovici’s collaboration with Czech company Nanohach on Portrait, a piece about guilt and hidden obsessions.

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Ohio has a passion for Bach. Hosted at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, this year’s Bach Festival promises Bach fans everything baroque including the featured work, St. Matthew Passion, BWV244. Guest soloists include mezzo-soprano Christine Abraham and tenor Frank Kelley. In addition to the concerts there will be two free Bach services featuring Bach cantatas.

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     Noise Festival in Ljubljana, produced by the youth collective DRMK, creates the place for alternative music every year in Slovenia.

      Experimental music and noise performances this year, include the Slovenian group Aluviana with an industrial ambient soundscape, and Canadian Milf Wolf with Broken Sleep which incorporates field recordings, acoustic white noise, and crushing bottles. That’s right — crushing bottles.

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     Tweetakt, in Utrecht, Netherlands, celebrates the best of theatre geared toward young audiences that does not shy away from complicated issues.

     The performance of As Flat As The World, by the company Het Filiaal, can best be described as a mix between Magritte and Monty Python. Theatergroep Wederzijds explores the challenges of a Moroccan family living in the Netherlands in their production of Haram. Theatergroep DOX looks at goodbye moments in Fasten Your Seatbelts.

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     In venues throughout Paris, Lyons, and a host of other French cities, the Bose Blue Note Festival presents amazing artists in the jazz tradition and beyond.

     French singer-songwriter Don Cavalli’s distinctly American twang will delight rockabilly fans. Caravan Palace belts out electronic gypsy jazz, and jazz singer Stacey Kent will make a series of appearances showcasing her wonderful voice.

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     Want a quick energy burst? Watch Caravan Palace at the Café de la Danse.

     Sometimes you just need to laugh — the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will provide you with three weeks worth of fun and laughter.

     The opening Festival Gala features a line-up of both international and Australian comedians, and all proceeds benefit Oxfam Australia.

     If you love the British comedy Fawlty Towers, you’ll love Fawlty Towers — the Dining Experience, a three-course meal disrupted by the antics of Basil, Sybil and Manuel the waiter.

     The 19th annual comic “Great Debate” is a battle of wits between six comedians discussing irrelevant matters, featuring Hamish Blake and Cal Wilson.

     Australian Accents deconstructed!

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     Where better to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland than in Dublin?

     St. Patrick’s Festival puts on a five-day celebration that includes street theatre, music, and dance.

     The French street theatre company Plasticiens Volants will perform Pearl, manipulating giant inflated puppets to create an underwater world all around you. Wildly popular Irish band Kila will play on March 17th, as will vocal legend Mary Black and her band.

     The Fest culminates in the two hour St. Patrick’s Day Parade through the city center.

     Get a taste of the festival with this video.

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