Representing a tradition rooted in Austrian-Hungarian culture of the 1880s, the revival has become the most prestigious meeting point of the participants of the Hungarian public life, fully covered by national media. Suspended in 1934, it was not revived until 1996. ![]() The Opera Ball was first organised on March 2, 1886. Besides such guests as these, the balls are highlighted by the best-known Hungarian opera singers. Recent international guests include Montserrat Caballé, Ornella Muti, Yevgeny Nesterenko, Walter Berry, Heinz Zednik, Katia Ricciarelli, Patrizio Buanne, Catherine Deneuve, Katarina Witt, Gina Lollobrigida, Daryl Hannah, and Guy de Rothschild. The ball is opened by more than a hundred debutante dancers after a show consisting of selected arias, followed by the Alles Walzer with people dancing until dawn. The dress code is evening dress: white tie and tailcoat for men, floor-length gowns for women. ![]() On this occasion the stage and the auditorium of the Opera is transformed into a huge ballroom. The Budapest Opera Ball ( Budapesti Operabál in Hungarian, Budapester Opernball in German) is an annual Hungarian society event taking place in the building of the Budapest Opera ( Operaház) on the last Saturday of the carnival season, usually late February.
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