The Viennese Opera Ball has announced that it will return in 2026 on May 8.

The ball will celebrate its 70th anniversary and will be held at Ciprani’s in New York.

The ball has brought the elegance, history, and grandeur of Vienna to New York City for seven decades and is one of the last remaining white-tie galas in the United States.

Founded by Austrian immigrants in 1955, the Ball has grown into a landmark celebration of Austrian-American friendship that showcases the beauty of classical performance through opera and ballet.

The event has seen such guests as Joyce El-Khoury, Leah Crocetto, Aigul Akhmetshina, Maria Barakova, J’Nai Bridges, and Stephen Costello, among many others.

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