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Viennese Opera
Ball to Hold 67th Annual
Charity
Celebration in New York City
Honoring Jean
Shafiroff
Jean Shafiroff by
Michael
Paniccia
Gala To Benefit
Gabrielles Angel Foundation for
Cancer Research
The Viennese
Opera Ball - the oldest and
most prestigious outside of
Vienna - will hold its annual
celebration for the 67th year
on Friday, May 12th, 2023,
at The Plaza in New York
City under the auspices of the
U.S. Austrian Chamber of
Commerce. The Gala chairs for
the evening will be
philanthropist Jean
Shafiroff, who
is also being honored and Denise
Rich. This gala will
benefit Gabrielles Angel
Foundation for Cancer Research and
will be A
Night inspired by Carmen, from
the opera Carmen by Bizet.
The vice chairs
will be Sylvia
Hemingway and Peter
Thomas Roth. Top opera stars
will perform arias of the opera
Carmen by Bizet including Stephen
Costello and George Gagnidze, both in
leading roles at the
Metropolitan Opera, and
internationally accomplished
opera singers Joyce El-Khoury and Nathalie
Peña Comas.
In addition, a
number of leading lights of the
Austrian and New York Social
scene will be present for the
Viennese Opera Ball, including: Commissioner
Mermelstein (Mayor's
Office of International
Affairs), Kristen Edgreen
Kaufman (Mayor's Office of
International Affairs), Peter
Hanke (Executive City
Councilor, City of Vienna), Norbert
Kettner (Director, Vienna
Tourism Board), Gudrun Senk (CTO, Wiener
Linien), Gerhard Hirczi (CEO, Vienna
Business Agency), Christian
Frey (Head International
Department, Vienna Business
Agency), Julian Jäger (Member
of the Board of Directors,
Vienna Airport), Franz Patay (CEO, United
Stages Vienna), Helmut Schoba (CEO, VGN
Media Holding), Michael
Trestl (CCO, Austrian
Airlines) and Monte Lipman,
CEO of Republic Records. In
addition, attending will be Maribel
Lieberman of Mariebelle New
York and Honorary Guest, Fashion
Designer Malan Breton.
The annual white
tie charity gala honors Austria
and America's cultural and
economic ties, uniting two
continents, two cities, and two
centuries in one glamorous
evening. It was founded 67 years
ago by Austrian immigrants to
the United States as a tribute
to both their former hometown
Vienna and their host city, New
York. The gala attracts an
international audience that
includes diplomats and
dignitaries, international
corporations, and professionals.
At the heart of
the Vienesse Opera Ball is the
presentation of the debutantes
and their escorts. The 67th Annual
Ball will have the following
participants; Reesa
Artz, Clara Burtscher, Rachel
Borreta, Mei Colby, Thara
Eisingerich, Deborah Engelberg,
Isaac Escamilla, Thara
Eisingerich, Meyer Eskin, Shifra
Eskin, Elias Wallin Giangrande,
Gwyneth Giangrande, Joseph Grosh,
Royce Howley, Catherine
Humphrey, Madison Hoerler,
Thomas Itkoff, Sean Jagermann,
Alex Koschell, David Kuhn,
Benton Madsen, Sofie Maehlkvist,
Allegra Marschik, Spencer
Napolitano, Maximiliane Norwood,
Felix Oblin, Yasmeen Star Omer,
Meghan Quinn, Rudolf Schatz,
Nick Solari, George
Stavropoulos, Anna Talos,
Alexander Yale and Maximilian
Yale. Sheila Hultgren
Giangrande and Gregory
Giangrande’s daughter Gwyneth
and son Elias will open the
ball.
Metropolitan
opera singers, a renowned
orchestra, ballet performances, Presentation
of Colors by Midshipmen from the
US Naval Academy, a
midnight quadrille, and many
other surprises all contribute
to a glamorous and delightful
evening. Previous notable
attendees include The Honorable Michael
Ludwig, Governor and Mayor
of Vienna, Actress Samantha
Mathis, and TV personality Star
Jones.
Viennese Opera
Ball Sponsors include: City of
Vienna, Austrian Airlines,
Augarten, A.E. Koechert, Lobmeyr,
Hotel Bristol, Erste Bank Group
AG, Madl Salzburg. Austrian
wines sponsored by: Esterhazy
wines, Mayer am Pfarrplatz,
Domaene Wachau and Schoedl.
For more
information, visit: www.vienneseoperaball.com/67th-viennese-opera-ball
For a selection
of high-resolution images,
please visit: https://bit.ly/4162FKX
About the
Viennese Opera Ball:
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.
For more
information, please visit: vienneseoperaball.com
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