AUSTRIA: THE WORLDS OF SPORT AND OPERA WILL COLLIDE IN NOVEMBER WHEN THE WORLD SPORT AWARD OF THE CENTURY TAKES PLACE IN THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE

Record ID: 982939

  • Title: AUSTRIA: THE WORLDS OF SPORT AND OPERA WILL COLLIDE IN NOVEMBER WHEN THE WORLD SPORT AWARD OF THE CENTURY TAKES PLACE IN THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE
  • Date: 28th October 1999
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (RECENT) (REUTERS) 1. EXTERIOR VIENNA STATE OPERA 2. OPERA ENTRANCE HALL 3. CLOSE UP OF WORLD SPORTS AWARDS PLAQUE 4. INSIDE OPERA HOUSE 5. WORKERS ON STAGE 6. EDSON ARANTES DO NASCIMENTO (PELE) COMING IN AND GREETING HUBERT NEUER, BRAINCHILD OF THE EVENT 7. PELE AUTOGRAPHING A SHIRT 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PELE SAYING: "My friends from Vienna, my name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, maybe you don't know but if I say Pele, you know. See you in Vienna, okay? 9. ORGANISERS PLANNING FOR THE SHOW 10. LIGHTS IN OPERA 11. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH)HUBERT NEUER SAYS "This could be an event compared to the World Music Award or even to the Oscars. Because it never happened before that so many famous and well known sportsmen and women are together, as a part of a show, getting the World Sorts Award. And so we are really happy and exited to see what is happining on the 19th of November this year." 12. WORLD SPORTS AWARDS POSTER RECENT FILE 13. MOHAMMED ALI WATCHING HIS DAUGHTER FIGHT FILE (NO ACCESS ARGENTINA) 14. DIEGO MARADONA WIMBELDON, UK (JUNE 1999) 15. STEFFI GRAF PLAYING TENNIS REUTERS 16. WORLD SPORTS AWARDS TROPHY PAN Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 11th November 1999 12:00
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  • Location: VIENNA, AUSTRIA
  • Country: Austria
  • Reuters ID: LVA7MU75GTKU82LAY5VY9BOIB2VU
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