Nightlife & the Arts in Vienna

Vienna's nightlife and arts scenes present visitors with many tantalizing choices, so it's probably good sense to do some planning if you want to maximize your entertainment. Do you want to time-warp back to the 18th century at Mozart concerts featuring bewigged musicians in the opulent surroundings at Schönbrunn Palace? Or perhaps you'd like to cheer the divas at the grandest of grand opera at the Staatoper, or dive into the Franz Josef splendor of an evening concert of Strauss waltzes, or enjoy a trombone troupe at a Jazzkeller? Maybe catch a Broadway-musical extravaganza devoted to the life of the tragic empress Elisabeth at the Raimund Theater? Or will it be a summer opera, dance, or concert performance at the Theater an der Wien (where Beethoven's Fidelio premiered in 1805)? The choices are seemingly endless, so here's some help.