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Well it’s not that common (this ball is just for the highest society people) but usually when you’re 15-16 you take a dance class where you learn classical dances and you have your “Debütantenball” and then your ball season begins, where you go to all kinds of dances, proms and balls.But we don‘t have homecoming balls in austria.
@@marcoalessandro2034 in the old world I'm sure. If you watch shows like the "Real Housewives" you will see my point. Wealthy people who are classless and nasty!
Although you can see celebrities here, I know people who attend these events and they are not even remotely wealthy. It's not about money - it's about class.
I am so excited that this video has 1.7 million views! This was a special performance and ball for me and for my family. My daughter is one of the debutantes (she can be seen at 1:30 to 1:50 directly in front of the young Japanese woman and again at 1:56 and a few more times), and I experienced all this live in February of 2016. My daughter is now studying in Vienna, and my husband and I will visit her and plan to attend another ball as a way to relive the memories. BTW, I literally ran into Placido Domingo, one of the star performers, in the 'bowels' of the opera house (long corridors in the lower level) on the way to the lavatory. It was so crowded that I accidentally bumped into him, or he into me, I am not sure how it happened, but he was very gracious about it, and I had an amazing story when I came back to my table.
It's very formal, and very beautiful. And I think those are complementary here. The interior architecture, tradition and then the essential beauty of the ballet dancers and orchestra make it very special.
Hallo! Ich bin Galina. Ich sage vielen Dank fur solch ein Geschenk, wie Wiener Opernball. Schone Eindrucke habe ich bekommen und jetzt habe ich eine Vorstellung, wie dieses Fest organisiert wird. Vielen, vielen Dank noch ein mal. Alles Gute!!! 👍 👍 👍
They are dancing in a beautiful setting. Look at that parque floor. The ballet was very elegant and perfect for the music. Very romantic. Wow, Placido Domingo. He looks great even with white hair! Ms. Georghiu looks very pretty in pink. Beautiful dress. Magnificent singing by both Ms. Georghiu and Mr. Domingo. Love the music. Pamela Anderson and Brooke Shields are there. Quite the shindig.
just for info: the parque floor is ~850 square meters and they have to raise the floor of the audience area (stripped of every seat) to get on level with the stage area to form the perfect ball floor. but the guest have free reign over every other floor to dance, including a full fledged disco, too.
Lovely to know , Ro Na. , thank you very much 🌻!! Sadly there are people in Europe who want to give up these traditions more and more ..... 😢 Much love from Germany !! 😍
@@dorisdaumann5914 People want to give these traditions up because it reminds them too much of a fascist, classist and nationalist time, when women, gay people, workers and foreigners had less or no rights. Indonesia, now thát was a blanket of rich colorful cultures, until the colonizers came and destroyed everything.
@@rubenbinnendijk The Chinese did the same to Koreans so did the Japanese... yet they still are proud of their own cultures despite the fascist things they’ve done to others. Europeans have every right to like their traditions/cultures just as anyone else.
Vienna was where the Famous Master Class Composers were born.Until Today,by watching this Opera,knowing that the Legendary still's carrying on.The way people attend,honoring is unique.I am wishing,one Day can attend a live Show like this.One never know the true passion may generate a surprising living's Spirit that not everyone can experience.
Hi Hong Kong Phan. - Vienna is one of my very beloved favorite cities , you tell the truth about the culture , music etc . Whenever I have time on every kind of journey to or across Austria , I love to stop over Vienna or Salzburg . I enjoy the classy atmosphere everywhere - even on a sunny day there is music in the air , waltz and more ... ONLY IN AUSTRIA I HAVE THIS FEELING - AND ONLY THERE I AM TREATED AS A LADY !! I am 60 years old now , and I know the Austrian cities since I had been 17 . Even in that young age they had given me this feeling being a lady ... the Austrian men are true gentlemen !! Being in one of the wonderful cafés I am treated like a queen , even when I only want a Wiener Melange , that is a special milky coffee . They serve every coffee together with a glass of water , which is great , too ... ... I hope very much you might be able to visit Vienna one day to enjoy the same things like me ... When you have time to enter a concert at night your breath would be taken away ... so beautiful , elegant and so overwhelming are these events ... you know the music of the Austrian composers already . See all of it , feel it , enjoy it ... I hope so much for you to be able to do it ... !!! Much love from Germany and > Servus < as they greet in Austria !!! 🌻 God bless you !! 🙏
awesome to see and cherish. my next-door-neighbors had to live in Vienna for two or three years. They explained this in a way that differs from what is presented here: beginning with New Years, there were new years balls in Vienna well into February. There was the first, main, and most elegant ball; after that came many others. The Lawyer's Ball; the Banker's Ball; the Comedian's Ball; the Actors' Ball; .... and so on. I expect someone out there could improve upon my account. In any case it all sounded quite wonderful and more. :-)
This performance represents the highest standing in human relations that any cultured group can achieve, it touches and involves the body the spirit and the human souls. What I see is hundreds of years of evolution where coordination of many professions unite to create a relation that turns into actions and emotions. Any nation can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent but few nations can select the simplest ingredients to reach such magnificence and sophistication of a spirit that many only exist in the hearts of those who work together and relax together. Congratulations to all in that hall and in the background, together you achieved great height and not only in the ballroom. Prosit
THE BEST PERFORMENS I EVER SEEN SO FAR...! MOST WANDERFUL BALET PERFORMANS and PROFESSIONAL DANCERS...! IT WAS THE BIGGEST PLEASURE FOR TO SEE THEM PERFORM...!
Always - every year the new debut dancers perform the dances so elegantly - they are very well trained by the woman wearing a red dress walking along the line of the dancers in the beginning ... 🌹
yo que pensaba que estas cosas ya no existian, que bonito ver gracia, belleza y cultura, en un mundo cada vez peor, (social y culturalmente hablando)y que los jovenes conozcan estas tradiciones.
Oh la décoration..., le Gypsophyla en abondance... la verdure dans la salle, aux murs, la chaude voix de la chanteuse en magenta, le dirigeant Placide Domingo aux cheveux argentés dont je me demandais si c'est 'EL' Placido Domingo? ... puis oui !! Vieilli bien sure, mais Bien vieillit! (comme nous hi hii). ...und nun der Radezki Marsch : Ah!, unglaublich. Und dazu die Koreographie!! 'des Débutants' spectaculairer! Je n'aurais jamais su trouver une telle émission. Merci merciii Mia!! Quelle délicatesse de m'avoir partagé ce beau moment !
Грандиозно! Монументально! Величественно! Блистательно! Прекрасно! Великолепно! Ослепительно! Я не знаю , какие слова ещё можно подобрать для подобного торжества цивилизации!! Ооочень хочется побывать на подобном светском рауте в 2019-20!! Если, конечно , туда принимают иностранцев😂
iii Un verdadero BANQUETE MUSICAL ARTISTICO de primera !!!...Este GRAN nivel de eventos, animan a seguir pensando que la HUMANIDAD, va marchando por el BUEN CAMINO....saludos de Peru amigos.
Fritz Frudl thank you for share one moment of deep emotion of joy for heart , one night lovely for all family and friends .in space Culture that lovely with arquiteture and art and delicate ,and acustica wonderful, hear Composers of High Master with voice Master Plácido Domingos , and voice virtuosa , and Choreographya The Ballet all fantastic, in one word Bravo , bravissimo , Magnifique
you may know next vienna ball is feb 11 2021, how about send in your request to attend ? ;) be aware: it costs a fortune ... not because of entrance fee, but accomodation+robes :) the nice part for debutant ladies: the tiara is free (because on the house ) *and* yours to keep yay :D the maybe difficult part for all debutants: perfect knowledge of _vienna left waltz_ is a must. it is a version which includes a cross leg motion. you will see the distinction in the vid, done by the opera ball 2019/2020 choreographers ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l3Hdq9fFPAQ.html
as debutant or just visitor ? debutant is 17y-24y and attendance only once in lifetime, if any. if you mind to fancy the event: ticket order available by now for the feb 11 2021 vienna opera ball. the trick is: you can mail in the order, but you are only get answer, if you were chosen at all. most ppl never ever experience the chance to pay the exorbitant fees. ;)
I revisited this video a year later....turned off the sound completely to stop hearing the non stop,, irritating TALKING...This time I could watch it peacefully and see how much hard work,, grace,, talent and beauty the dancers gave to us...They are amazing !!!!! (without the annoying, excessive TALKING)
Right?😂 Comments like: "I wish society would be this classy again". I get their point but still: this video is from 2016, this is still society but maybe just not in America😂. And actually I'm not quite sure if the american society has been ever like this (correct me if I'm wrong)
Indeed in the USA they still hold debutante balls but with Covid that must have put a stop here in the USA. I just enjoy watching these young people, everything is so beautiful, the music, the setting, the dresses, the flowers. Just lovely!
Wonderful - I love this atmosphere - and the Austrian speaker still calls the young Ladies "Fräulein" = Miss , I love it in the English speaking world , I love it in Austria !! 🌹 The performing dancers in the beginning wear very nice costumes , so do the young Ladies who are on their debut , all the white gowns are special , and they all dance with elegance - a great scene ! One funny thing : my cat has been about to lay on my lab > he stopped at first and looked at the screen ... he never did it before so intensely .... 😸
