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On October 24, The
62nd Viennese
Opera Ball’s co-chairs Silvia
Frieser and Michael
Pecnik and
Ball Committee members Eva
Chickering and Laine
Siklos hosted
a Private Champagne Reception at The Penn Club to celebrate
the formation of the ball that will be held on February 10
at the Waldorf Astoria under the auspices of the U.S.
Austrian Chamber of Commerce.
The Viennese Opera
Ball is the oldest white tie charity ball in New York, and
this year the Ball will celebrate the 150th anniversary of
Austria’s unofficial national anthem, Johann Strauss’ Blue
Danube Waltz. Guests will travel from around the world to
attend the prestigious event, and dance the waltz in the
Grand Ballroom, with a hope of seeing a white horse drawn
carriage.
Attendees
included: Austrian
Consul General Dr. Georg Heindl, Austrian Trade Commissioner
Michael Friedl, Ullrich Metzler, Rachel Hickey, Elif Memet,
Allison Lavine, Allison Ecung, Maja Sponring, Allie
Sutherland, Raluca Gold-Fuchs, Sabine Riglos, Imke Gerdes,
Steven Knobel, Maggie Norris, Nicole Noonan, Joyce Brooks,
Eva Trenker and . Cole
Rumbough.
Led by a new
generation of Austrians – Silvia Frieser, Dr.
Stefan Eder, and Michael Pecnik, this year’s ball will
undergo a transformation, while staying true to its
heritage. Silvia and Michael rose to thank attendees and
speak about their excitement for the upcoming gala.
Additional
information
Since 1955, the
Viennese Opera Ball in New York has been a representative of
Vienna’s cultural legacy, elegance, and glamour in the Big
Apple. The Ball operates as a cultural platform and builds
bridges to connect present day New York City with 19th Century
Vienna, and people of varying heritages, continents and
generations, to bring traditional glamour to the city that
never sleeps.
Notable attendees
of the gala have included - Ban
Ki-moon -
Secretary-General of the United Nations; Samantha
Power - U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations; Lauren
Bush Lauren; David Lauren; Sharon Bush; Eunice Kennedy
Shriver; Chuck Scarborough; Stephen Baldwin; Carol Alt; Ann
Curry; Carmen Dell'Orefice; Stewart Lane, Bonnie Comley; Debutante Maksim
Chmerkovskiy add Geza von Habsburg, Dominic von Habsburg-Lothringen,
Princess Mariana Sturdza of Romania.
Over 700 guests
are expected to attend to watch 16 debutantes and their
white-tie clad escorts. The Ball Committees and Ball
Beneficiary will be announced in due course. Tickets start
at $600 and rise to $25,000 for a Diamond Tier table. To
purchase tickets, please click the following the link: http://vienneseoperaball.us/ |