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Barbara Stöckl's guests this time are: singer Tom Neuwirth aka “Conchita Wurst”, singer Martin Zerza, soprano Ildikó Raimondi, writer Philipp Blum and winemaker Dorli Mohr.

Singers Tom Neuwirth aka Conchita Wurst and Martin Zerza have known each other since their time together on the show “Starmania”. Now they have the variety show “Would you like more?” written. In it, the old comrades, whose friendship was initially marked by competing ideas, bring to the stage a repertoire of Viennese songs and songs, many of which are emotional and inspired by the songs of great divas such as Hildegard Knef and Edith Piaf.

Another great singer is the opera singer and soprano Ildico Raimondi. Trusted: “The role of the singer is essential in theatre and opera, but it also needs people who can play this role!Although she grew up in communist Romania, Raimondi dreamed of singing in world opera houses as a young girl. After stints in the German Democratic Republic and Italy, she rose to become a celebrated star at the Vienna State Opera. This year she took over the artistic direction of the Schubertiade Atzenbrug.

German historian and philosopher Philipp Blum devotes his new book to the current topic of hope. In “STÖCKL”, the Hamburg native, who comes from a musical family, explains how hope remains possible even in difficult times and what a big role music plays in his life. At the end of September, he will also appear as host of the Dachstein Dialogue for the first time.

During her travels, winemaker Dorlie Moore was introduced to world-class wineries and their wines as a student. With Barbara Stoeckl, the entrepreneur talks about the amazing moment:I realized what wine could be! You could talk about it and have a conversation, not just eat it like a pure luxury food.Driven by her passion, she returned to Austria, where she founded a wine communication agency and later started producing her own wines. With her red wines, she became the first woman from Austria to be included in the list of the world's 100 best wineries.