In January 1935, the event was designated for the first time, the “Vienna Opera Ball” - a magical name, whose effect did not fail in the pale light of the thirties. On January 21, 1921, the Republic of Austria held the first “Opernredoute”, the predecessor to the official Ball. after midnight there was the first proper dance in the ballroom of our opera house."Īfter the fall of the Empire in 1918, it took a surprisingly short time for the young republic to remember the imperial celebrations in the opera house. However, the “Vienna Tourist Journal” stated the following day: “…it was initially quite difficult, but Viennese blood and Viennese courage withstood. However, dancing was not officially allowed at this celebration on the night of the 11th to 12th of December.
In 1877, the Emperor finally gave his consent to a "soiree" in his opera house. Therefore, the first ball was called the “Ball in the Hofoper” and was not held in the opera house on the ring, but instead in the equally new and impressive building of the “Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien”. When, in the year 1869, the staff of the Royal and Imperial Court Opera could finally move into their magnificent new home on the ring, Emperor Franz Joseph I refused permission to hold dance celebrations in his theater. At that time it naturally modeled its spectacular events after the extravagant Paris Opera Ball. In the year 1862, the famous “Theater an der Wien” was again given the highest honor – to be allowed to organize the Ball festivities. It was a number of years before the joy of life again reached its previous intensity, and the balls and celebrations in the "Viennese style" were again made possible. There was a time in Vienna when the Viennese people were not in the mood for dancing: after the bloody and inglorious exit of the 1848 revolution. They found the ideal solution in the “Redoutensäle”, the refined yet cozy ballrooms of the Hofburg Imperial Palace. The artists, however, wanted a more intimate context for their celebrations. Various balls, in both small and large establishments, were held in the Imperial City on the Danube in the 1820’s and 1830’s. Legend has it that the artists that worked on this stage organized a celebration in honor of the Vienna Congress (1814 – 1815). The first ball festivities may not have been at the Royal and Imperial Court Opera Theater next to the Kärntner gate. Besides, the Opera Ball has once more become an extremely popular event where cultural icons from all over the world come together to celebrate. Over the last two years, it has once again increasingly become an artists’ ball: the Vienna State Opera Orchestra performs under the baton of distinguished conductors for the opening, as do the Wiener Staatsballett and international stars. This is in equal measure a high-spirited ball in a unique atmosphere and the fashionable highlight of the ball season. On the one hand, the Vienna Opera Ball combines the Viennese lifestyle with international allure, and on the other the modern stage management of a traditional event. The opening is a dazzling festival, with artists from all over the world taking part the legendary entrance of the young ladies‘ and gentlemen’s committee the elegantly appointed ballroom the exquisitely decorated House on the Ring, international guests from the world of culture, business, politics, sports and science. These are images which are broadcast around the world every year. You need to order only 1 ticket, priced 1.075,00 EUR, for entry tickets and table place for 2 Persons.ĭoors open at 20:30, Ball begins at 22:00 This option includes the Entry Tickets for 2 persons and Table Place for 2 Persons.
It includes access to the dance floor and other public areas of the Vienna State Opera for a single Person.
Entry ticket is valid for 1 (one) Person and it does not include a table place.
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