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Eurovision final kicks off with Viennese grandeur

Le Monde (English) · May 16, 2026, 9:12 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Last year's Eurovision winner Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, opened the musical extravaganza with a nod to Austria's grand musical history, singing the "Queen of the Night" aria from composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1791 opera "The Magic Flute."

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