The Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera, Austria
© APA-PictureDesk GmbH/REX/Shutterstock
The Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera, Austria
The Vienna State Opera hall becomes a giant party for an exclusive group of guests, ostensibly there to celebrate Carnival before Lent begins. The white-tie-and-tails affair began in 1814 but it wasn’t until 1935 that it was called the Opera Ball. It’s been suspended during times of war, but when the Ball returns, the aristocracy, royalty and Hollywood celebs will suit up and party like it’s 1899.
Related Images
Lanterns at Datang Furong Garden, Tang Paradise in Xi'an, China
2018 Remembrance Day Poppy Project display of handcrafted poppies in Kings Park, Perth
Autumn leaves and goldfish in Tokyo, Japan
At Casa Batlló for Saint Jordi’s Day in Barcelona, Spain
Black-crested titmouse in Texas Hill Country
The installation 'Waldplastik' during Blue Night in Nuremberg, Germany
The Brandenburg Gate seen through a heart-shaped replica of the Berlin Wall
Dubai Miracle Garden, United Arab Emirates
Bing Today Images
The hill of Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Feb 22, 2026
Gateway Arch and St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Feb 22, 2025
Bactrian camels, Kazakhstan
Feb 22, 2022
The Cobb breakwater, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Feb 22, 2021
Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
Feb 22, 2018
Mount Hua in Shaanxi Province, China
Feb 22, 2016
