![]() People are dressed at their best and make a huge effort about their appearance. Once I entered the Opera however, my critical expectations were blown away and I was simply astonished by the prevailing beauty of the whole evening. On TV, you’d also rather see crowds of people pushing through the corridors, and all in all everything seems very hectic. The media often shows the ball as a rather ridiculous event and tends to make fun of the people attending, picking “worst dressed people of the night” and so on. My expectations of the ball however were quite mixed. It honestly felt like in a Disney movie: The beautiful interior of the Opera, the luxurious floral decorations, ladies in stunning evening gowns, gentlemen in elegant tailcoats… I felt like I was in a different epoch and was secretly waiting for Sissi and Franz to walk around the corner any minute. This year, my little dream came true when Vöslauer invited me to attend the Opera Ball with them. I remember watching the Opera Ball on TV with my Mom when I was little, and I always dreamed of dancing on that very ballroom floor since then. Every year 5000 visitors dance away in the Wiener Staatsoper and 150 young couples – the so called debutants – are opening the Opera Ball by dancing the first polonaise on the famous ballroom floor. The beautiful gowns, the flowers, the ballet dancers, the glitz and glam – it’s something that fascinates people all around the world. When it comes to balls, the Vienna Opera ball is definitely THE event of the saison. ![]() Once a year, Wiener Staatsoper turns into the world’s most beautiful and elegant ball room for the Vienna Opera Ball: a glamorous gala of unique splendour and allure, the ball of all balls, much-copied around the world. Just before we took off for your holidays, I was invited to attend the Vienna Opera ball together with Vöslauer Mineralwasser, and let me tell you – it was beyond magical! In Lifestyle A fairytale night at the Vienna Opera Ballīefore I’m starting with my Australia travel diary over here, there’s another amazing event I still owe you the story of.
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