The Opera Ball is the highlight of the ball season in the Vienna State Opera. This year's entry to the Opera Ball costs 385 euros, with no guaranteed seating or standing room.
Just like every year, the now 91-year-old builder Richard “Mörtel” Lugner dictates the headlines. The question of who the elderly Casanova will bring to his side this year has long been answered: Priscilla Presley, Elvis' former wife, won the race this time.