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International:
The 65th Viennese Opera Ball Kick Off Celebration
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Actor and VOB Emcee
Nathan Lee Graham, VOB Artistic Director Daniel Serafin,
VOB President and Executive Director Silvia Frieser |
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Photo by:
John
Sanderson/Annie Watt Agency |
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The Viennese Opera Ball announced their upcoming gala at the
Upper East Side residence of Sabine Riglos, a board member. “The
Viennese Opera Ball is one of the highlights of the annual
charity season for Austrian Americans, with performances by
extraordinary opera singers and musicans” explained artistic
director Daniel Serafin as he introduced mezzo soprano Nicole
Piccolomini, who sing “L'amour est un oiseau rebelle” from
Carmen. " Juilliard violinist Anastasiia Mazurok also performed
a solo by Bach. All providing a taste of what's to come at the
65th Viennese Opera Ball. Silvia Frieser, president and
executive director said, "With it's long-standing tradition of
65 consecutive years, the Viennese Opera Ball demonstrates that
the ballroom and the dance floor is the best platform for
cultural exchange between distinguished guests and nations."
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Each year, the Ball supports charitable projects
connected to New York and Vienna. This year proceeds will
benefit the musical therapy program at Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center through Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer
Research. Their CEO, Jen Raniri, and Associate Director of
Development, Michele Keene, also shared a few words about the
importance of the program.
Among the guests were Nathan Lee Graham, who will
emcee the upcoming Ball, Chair Jean Shafiroff (who will be
joined at the Ball by Chairs Denise Rich and Elisabeth Muhr),
Host Committee members Janna Bullock, Joanna Fisher, Ana
Saucedo, and Marisa Rose van Bokhorst, Junior Chairs Colgate
Rumbough and Emily Mohr, and Board Member Stefan Oehner as well
as Audra Asencio, Leszek Barwinski-Brown (CEO, Lang Lang
International Music Foundation), Maestro Alvise Casellati,
Adrian Danchig-Waring (principal dancer, NYC Ballet), Michael
Friedl, Franz Gerhardter, Eric Huebscher, and Catherine Leung.
The 65th Viennese Opera Ball will take place on
February 7, 2020. There is nothing like this in America with
traditions that could only come from the oldest Royal houses in
Austria and Europe. Just like in Europe, the celebration with
both music and dance, with a Midnight Quadrille that enlivens
the dance floor until 4am. The Viennese Opera Ball is inspired
by the famous Vienna Opera Ball in Austria, but it is an
American 501 (c)(3) not for profit association. |
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