Vienna Opera Ball
Vienna Opera Ball in, also known as “Wiener Opernball” in German is an event of the Austrian Society which takes place every year at the
Vienna State Opera Building, on the Thursday previous to Ash Wednesday as the main attraction of the ball-season which commences on the 11th of November and comes to an end with Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday in February.
Being one of the key underscores of the Annual Viennese carnival season, the Vienna Opera Ball accompanied by the New Year Concert manages to create a substantial amount of hype for tourists in that time of the year.
Every year the outsized arena of the Vienna Opera Hall is transformed into a great ballroom. The pattern rows & seats are eradicated from the stalls, and a fresh novel floor, consisting of a stage is constructed; the perfect stage for the affluent, the gorgeous and the wannabes.
The history of the Vienna Opera Ball goes back a long way. The First ever Vienna Opera Ball was arranged in 1935, with all profits going to charity. It was a triumphant event and was carried out in the following years. By 1938, it had become a tradition. Even just before the outbreak of World War II the Nazi rule held the infamous Opernball. The next was held in 1956 after the Second Republic of Germany came into rule, and since it has been continued as an annual even with the exception for 1991, when the Persian Gulf War broke out.
The total number of guest that shows up every year at the Vienna Opera Ball is roughly stated to be 5,000. Men are required to wear white tie and tails with their evening dress and women, floor length ball-gowns. Tickets are exceptionally expensive. Starter tickets are considerably affordable however if you want to spend the evening in style a regular box seat ticket starts from 16000 Euros and to acquire the best boxes in the house you might have to be a exclusive patron for the opera with donations starting from 40,000 Euros a year.
If you are ever in Austria, and have that kind of affluence, be sure to pay a visit to the Vienna Opera Ball..
