From The NY Times , this article should be a pleasant diversion https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/arts/dance/vienna-balls-waltz-debutantes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AlA.LwX8.5TegmBn1j1Bs&smid=url-share
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That is a pleasant article to start the day, steven. Frankly, before I saw the article, and who had posted it, I expected the post was going to be about soccer. :-) Happy New Year to come!
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Related, for those who like visuals the Apple TV series "The Reluctant Traveler" with Eugene Levy includes a segment where he attends a Viennese ball (Season 3, episode 2).
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Here is one. February 12: Ukranian Fund Raiser Ball in Vienna: https://www.ukrainianball.at/event-details/ukrainian-charity-ball-in-vienna-2026.
I did the Opera House Ball here one year. It was an interesting event. https://pb2.jegy.hu/imgs/system-4/program/000/074/313/hary-estely-original-86511.jpg. that's me in the box with 3 other people. I got to meet Placido Domingo. Generous man.
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This is a picture from the real Opera Ball in Vienna (showing the opening ceremony performed by about 140 young couples).
https://www.vienna.at/2019/03/opernball-zusammenfassung-4-3-227036412731-3641x2731.jpg
