Opera Ball 2024: A guide to the perfect ball evening

Just under 48 hours. That's all the time the team at the Vienna State Opera has to transform the venerable building into one of the most magnificent ballrooms in the country. In addition to around 100 truckloads, a lot of hands are needed: in addition to around 250 opera employees, the same number of workers from external companies are on the road in the two days between the last opera performance and the admission of the ball guests. They ensure that the State Opera is barely recognisable in many places on the evening of the ball.