The pictures, the celebrities
“Moonstruck”: guests arrive at the opera roulette
It is the Styrian ball night of the year: 2500 guests, including numerous celebrities, attended the glittering opera redoute in Graz. But the 50 debutante couples, who opened the ball night with an enchanting choreography, also took center stage.
It never ceases to amaze what the Graz Opera Redoute team led by Bernd Pürcher, Maria Ohrenstein and set designer Mignon Ritter is capable of: a moon floats above the orchestra alongside magnificent chandeliers. The magic of this production could already be guessed at the dress rehearsal, and from 9 p.m. it became even more glamorous at the official opening. The debutante couples entered to "Music of the Night" from "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
2500 guests came to the Graz Opera. Who was dancing? The highest-ranking political representative is (still) Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler from the Green Party. Deputy Governor Manuela Khom (ÖVP) attends the ball for the second time. A regular guest is Neo-Cultural Councillor Karlheinz Kornhäusl, who even opened the event himself as a young man. FPÖ provincial councillor Hannes Amesbauer, accompanied by his fiancée Petra Ackerl, made his first official appearance. The highest representative of the city of Graz was Deputy Mayor Judith Schwentner.
Click through the pictures of the prominent ball guests:
Simone Lugner dances with Heribert Kasper
Richard Lugner's widow Simone probably attracts a lot of attention - she came accompanied by "Mr. Ferrari" Heribert Kasper, a good friend of the deceased and equally passionate ball tiger. A regular guest with his own box of honor is John Harris boss Ernst Minar. He came together with the "Dancing Stars" couple Corinna Kamper and Danilo Campisi.
Drag artist Pandora Nox and Lifeball organizer Gery Keszler also travelled from Vienna. Also guests: author and Bachmann Prize winner Nava Ebrahimi, ORF correspondent Christian Wehrschütz and Bühnen Graz boss Bernhard Rinner.
Business leaders traditionally gather in Styria's most beautiful ballroom: the guest list included Sanlas founder Günter Nebel, "Saubermacher" Hans Roth, Edith and Johannes Hornig, Raiffeisen-Landesbank boss Martin Schaller, Energie Steiermark boss Martin Graf, Sturm president Christian Jauk, Klaus Scheitegl (Grazer Wechselseitige) and many more.
"The moon attracts us in a magical way"
The motto of this year's Opera Redoute is "Moonstruck". "The moon attracts us in a magical way and invites us to celebrate," says Pürcher. "Many guests pick up on the theme with their outfits, and of course we do too - our floral decorations are glowing for the first time this year, for example."
Ingrid Dietrich, her son Jörg Dietrich, Cornelia Leban-Ibrakovic and Helmut Nebel are responsible for the choreography this year. Vassilis Christopoulos will once again be conducting the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra and the debutantes' heads will be adorned with glittering crowns designed by Eva Poleschinski, who was unable to attend the Redoute in person. The evening was hosted by actress Aglaia Szyszkowitz, a true Graz native.
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