The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs “Rainbow Waltz” by Florence Price. Ring in 2026 with the famed orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin hosted by Hugh Bonneville.

The young man was there that night as a “taxi dancer.” He held me firmly by the arm and inched us through a boisterous crowd on the dance floor while I tried not to faceplant in my long dress. We had ...

It was one of the more unusual requests I’ve had as a writer, but not one I was going to turn down. The annual Vienna Opera Ball was happening in a matter of days, and my editor needed someone to ...

With a population of just over 2 million, Vienna is a city of precision and poetry. It’s known as the classical music capital of the world, and for good reason: Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss all ...

Once a year the Vienna State Opera hosts a lavish ball. When you enter the magnificent auditorium, you feel as though you have stepped back in time: champagne flows as hundreds of women in gowns and ...

This unique program blends top-tier vocal coaching with essential business skills, marketing & audition techniques, and two performance showcases in Vienna. The modern opera singer needs more than ...

The night began with the traditional and much-anticipated presentation of white-clad debutantes and their tuxedoed escorts, introduced to society via a stately waltz choreographed by Sandra Stockmayer ...

VIENNA — The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark of the Austrian capital’s social and ...

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VIENNA — The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark of the Austrian capital’s social ...