It is 23.37 PM, Richard “mortar” liar makes its way towards the dance floor. He was not a good dancer, have two left feet, had proclaimed the Ex-Builder in the days before the Vienna Opera ball. And also be a star guest, Australian Model Elle Macpherson (54), actually didn’t want to be embarrassed dancing with him – out of fear, the big-hearted host. But this year the mood between Lugner and his guest, was as harmonious as it was swinging on Thursday night even on the dance floor. At least for a Minute.
“she is a dream woman. She is beautiful, nice and on time,” said Lugner at the ball that night about “The Body” of the known Model. Macpherson could, in turn, inspire the event. “What I liked best were the debutante couples have danced the first waltz,” said Macpherson. With the debutantes in their white dresses, and her Donatella Versace-designed products you posed in the aisles in front of the Lodges diligently for the photographers.
The society of spectacle this year was free of scandals, accidents, or Aufregern. Therefore, some political messages advanced, especially in the center. Austria’s head of state Alexander Van der Bellen had the half-sister of former U.S. President, Barack Obama, Auma Obama, will be a guest. The two met earlier in the afternoon in the Vienna Hofburg.
Obama as a sign of Africa
Van der Bellen said that he wanted, with the invitation of the Kenyan a sign, in order to make the relationship with Africa on a new basis. Obama is involved with her Foundation, Sauti Kuu (“powerful voices”) for young people in Africa. “We need to understand a little bit more effort to what is going on in Africa,” said Van der Bellen in the evening. “Mrs Obama is doing an exemplary work, particularly in the area of youth.”
The Vienna-based artist Tom Neuwirth (30) alias Conchita took advantage of the Opera ball, to advertise for the upcoming EU election. “26. May! There is no excuse,” said Conchita, and called on the voters to make abundant use of their democratic right. Conchita was a guest in the Lodge of Austria’s Minister of justice, Josef Moser, and moved, as on the weekend when the Grazer Tuntenball – with a bald head a lot of attention. Also, in addition, the Ball was list this year is very political, at least with regard to the guests. Federal Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian, was able to meet in addition to DJ Ötzi (48), Model Barbara Meier (32) and soprano Anna Netrebko also, almost all of his Ministers.
Nervous Netrebko
Netrebko opened the Opera ball, together with her husband Yusif Eyvazov (41). The two sang together, “O soave fanciulla” from “La Bohème” by Giacomo Puccini. Eyvazov impressed the audience with his performance of “Nessun Dorma” from the Opera “Turandot”, by Giacomo Puccini. Netrebko was excited before their performance. “When this is over, I am very happy,” she told the Austrian news Agency APA.
Austria’s Chancellor Shortly anyway, was very impressed. “It was a great opening,” he told the APA. In particular, by Anna Netrebko, he had been, his partner Susanne Thier, and its guests excited. Short had loaded the Northern Macedonian government leader, Zoran Zaev to the Ball.
In a sign of harmony
After the opening dance of the 144 debutante couples danced the more than 5000 guests. On the dance floor also discovered the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, was in the mineral oil group OMV guest. He asked his wife, Soyeon Kim early in the evening to a dance and danced with her comfortable on the dance floor.
For Schröder, it was not the first visit to the Opera ball. In 1996, he was at the invitation of then-VW boss Ferdinand Piëch in Vienna. The then Prime Minister of lower Saxony, this was the home to a lot of Trouble. Since Schröder has now no hold political office, should the absence of a Shitstorm but this Time. Then the Opera ball in 2019, is also subsequently in the harmony. (scl/sda)
Created: 01.03.2019, 04:33 PM