Cancellation of Vienna Opera Ball 2021

More+Events ♦ Published: September 23, 2020; 10:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

Due to the rise of Covid-19 cases in Austria, it was decided that the Vienna Opera Ball 2021 planned for February 11, 2021 will be cancelled. Although the Vienna State Opera put a lot of effort into security concepts, the wellbeing of the participants could not have been guaranteed.

Unfortunately, this year's Vienna Opera Ball will not see any debutants nor any guests. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Gryffindor [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

In agreement with the Austrian Federal Government it was decided to cancel the Opera Ball planned for February 11, 2021 due to the current situation around Covid-19.

Director of the Opera, Bogdan Roščić:

"We are all very sorry that the Opera Ball, which is such a highlight in the annual cycle of the Vienna State Opera, …