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Vienna Opera Ball

Facts & Figures

  • 5,150 ball guests
  • 160 debutante couples
  • 150 musicians
  • 171 flower arrangements and 480 flower arrangements
  • around 52,600 glasses
  • 9,200 pieces of cutlery
  • 1000 champagne coolers
  • around 320 catering staff during the ball
  • around 2.5 million television viewers
  • 30 hours conversion of the opera house into a ballroom, dismantling in 21 hours
  • 350 skilled workers and 150 assistants during the conversion phase
  • 80 low-loader transports for the dance floor, stage boxes and panelling elements
  • Total order volume of around € 1.5 million for 50 companies for the construction and remodelling work
  • 7000 children in the »Zauberflöte für Kinder« on the day after the Opera Ball (in the ball decorations)

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