Vienna

Opera Ball

The 67th Vienna Opera Ball

Thursday 27. February 2025 Main Stage

1 more date

Dress rehearsal of the Opera Ball Opening

Cast at Wednesday 26. February 2025

About the Opera Ball

The Vienna Opera Ball has always been the social highlight of the ball season.

Around 5,000 ball guests and an audience of millions from all over the world, who can experience the ball via television, radio, digital platforms and print media, look forward to a glittering evening.

About the Opera Ball

The Vienna Opera Ball has always been the social highlight of the ball season.

Around 5,000 ball guests and an audience of millions from all over the world, who can experience the ball via television, radio, digital platforms and print media, look forward to a glittering evening.

A ticket for the 67th Vienna Opera Ball costs € 395 (incl. € 35 donation).

Further information on ticket prices, table shares and boxes can be found here.

In order to be accepted onto the opening committee, a number of requirements must be met:

  • You have a very good knowledge of the left-hand waltz
  • You are at least 18 and max. 25 (young ladies) or max. 28 (young men) years old on the day of the Opera Ball (February 27, 2025)
  • You have not yet opened the Vienna Opera Ball (opening is only possible once)

Further information on debuting can be found here.

  • 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 converting 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 cladding elements
  • Total order volume of around € 1.5 million for 50 companies for the construction and conversion work
  • 7000 children in the "Magic Flute for Children" on the day after the Opera Ball (in the ball decorations)

FAQ

Tickets for our standing room can be purchased online or at the Bundestheater box office from 10 am on the day of the performance. BundestheaterCard holders can book standing room tickets online the day before the performance.

In addition, a fixed contingent of standing room tickets is available for regular evening performances from 80 minutes before the start of the performance at our standing room box office (Operngasse entrance).

Our operas are sung in the original languages - these vary depending on the work.

At each seat, subtitles in different languages can be switched on or off via a separate subtitle screen. In addition to the original language of the opera, you can choose from up to eight languages: German, English, Italian, French, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin).

In the event of a change of performance, you can of course return or exchange your tickets.

As changes to the cast cannot be ruled out due to illnesses or other hindrances of artists, there is no entitlement to a refund of the ticket price or exchange in this case.

Tickets cannot be returned or exchanged if you are not admitted to the auditorium due to being late (even after the interval).

About Your Visit

Cloakroom

The cloakrooms are located next the the entrances at the Operngasse. You can find additional cloakrooms on the left and right side of the balcony and the gallery and in the boxes. All cloakrooms are free of charge.

Be on Time

We kindly ask you to arrive on time for the performances. Latecomers can only be admitted during the intermission. After the intermission, re-entry will not be possible.

Food and Drink

Our gastronomy opens at the same time entry is permitted. You can enjoy some snacks and drinks before the performance starts or you can book a table for the break.

Practical Information

You can find more practical information regarding your visit (e.g. Dresscode, barrier-free-access, …) here.

 

Discounts, Subscriptions, Cycles

Discounts

The Vienna State Opera offers the following discounts:

  • Under 27
  • Children- & Youth-Tickets
  • BundestheaterCard
  • Ballett-Bonus
  • Ö1-Club
  • Culture Pass »Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur«
  • Disability ID
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Subscriptions

Choose a week-day and your favorite seat and enjoy five performances.

  • 4x Opera, 1x Ballet
  • spread out over the whole season
  • up to 30 % discount compared to the regular ticket price
More info

Cycles

Buy multiple performances as a package!

  • big selection of different cycles
  • bundled together by composers, artists or topics
  • spread out over the whole season
  • up to 10 % discount compared to the regular ticket price
More info