Listening to the overture to Der Fliegende Holländer while figuring out airline ticket situation to Vienna in December. (Already got the opera tickets. First things first, you know?)
Some of these itineraries that Kayak, Orbitz, Cheaptickets, etc. are suggesting are so bizarre. Color me skeptical, but I am fairly sure one can get from New York to Vienna in less than 21 hours. Far less than 21 hours, in fact.
The Earworm 
my preferred search site for international travel is onetravel.com
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Thanks – I will see what they’ve got.
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I’ve had expedia offer a 15-hour flight from Dulles International to State College PA – a trip you can drive in less than 4 hours.
Here is the version of the Wagner appropriate for booking such a flight:
Overture to “The Flying Dutchman” as Played at Sight by a Second-Rate Spa Orchestra at the Village Well at 7 O’Clock in the Morning
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Very appropriate! (And also very funny – it’s like Wagner distorted by about 5%, but the 5% is crucial.)
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