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Von der Befreiung zur Freiheit


A sensitive portrait of one of the most important eras of Austrian history – from Austria’s Allied occupation until the re-establishment of full sovereignty with the State Treaty in 1955. Erich Lessing portrayed politics as well as a new emerging society and the revival of the cultural scene in post-war Austria. Text contributions by well-known personalities like Gerd Bacher, Alexander Giese and Ludwig Steiner.



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Puccinis Tosca at the Vienna State opera: Tosca, Carla Martinis, Scarpia: George London.
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Puccinis Tosca at the Vienna State opera: Tosca, Carla Martinis, Scarpia: George...

The Vienna Opera House, damaged by bombs during the last days of World War II, reopened after extensive reconstruction on November 5, 1955 with Beethoven's "Fidelio". Conductor Bruno Walter in a box.
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The Vienna Opera House, damaged by bombs during the last days of World War II, r...

"The bat" - "Die Fledermaus", performed at the Vienna Opera. Fred Liewehr as Eisenstein, Hans Moser as Frosch.
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"The bat" - "Die Fledermaus", performed at the Vienna Opera. Fred Liewehr as Eis...

Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Jedermann" - Everyman- is performed on the steps of Salzburg's Cathedral. Will Quadflieg is Jedermann, Heidemarie Hatheyer (left of Everyman) is "Buhlschaft", his lover, and Claus Clausen is Death.
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Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Jedermann" - Everyman- is performed on the steps of Sa...

Salzburg Festival 1956:from l to r: director Oscar Fritz Schuh,Lianne von Einem, stage designer Caspar Neher in front of the Festspielhaus.
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Salzburg Festival 1956:from l to r: director Oscar Fritz Sc...

The "Iron Curtain" dividing Europe into East and West also divided Austria and Hungary. Between 10 May and early September 1956, in a brief thaw before the revolution, Hungarian soldiers cleared the area of mines and took down the barbed-wire fences on the Austrian border, 1956.
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The "Iron Curtain" dividing Europe into East and West also divided Austria and H...

The Hungarian Revolution began with a first mass-rally in Budapest on October 23, 1956. It was crushed by Soviet tanks and artillery after days of street-fighting. Between street battles, Budapest citizens look at destroyed armoured cars in Joszef Koerut. Budapest, 1956.
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The Hungarian Revolution began with a first mass-rally in Budapest on October 23...

The Hungarian Revolution began with a mass-rally in Budapest on 23October 1956. It was crushed by Soviet troops after days of street fighting. Insurgents remove the portrait of Lenin in the citz hall of Györ in West Hungary on 30 October.
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The Hungarian Revolution began with a mass-rally in Budapest on 23October 1956....

The Hungarian Revolution began with a first mass-rally in Budapest on October 23,1956.It was crushed by Soviet troops after days of street-fighting.By December 1956 155.000 refugees had crossed the Austro-Hungarian frontier.They were first received in Andau-camp.
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The Hungarian Revolution began with a first mass-rally in Budapest on October 2...

Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic at the Vienna Musikverein.Vienna,1957
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Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic at the Vienna Musikverein...

Herbert von Karajan inspecting a new jet built by the Pilatus works near Lucerne. Karajan held a pilot's licence and later flew this plane between rehearsal and concert. Lucerne, Switzerland, 1957
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Herbert von Karajan inspecting a new jet built by the Pilatus works near Lucerne...

Portrait of Toni Sailer,Austrian ski-ace and world champion, three times Olympic gold meadal winner, during the 1958 world championships in Bad Gastein, Austria
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Portrait of Toni Sailer,Austrian ski-ace and world champion, three times Olympic...