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Hold onto your lederhosen, the Viennese Opera Ball is returning to Ottawa.
The exciting announcement was made Tuesday at a reception hosted by Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel. It look place in Rockcliffe Park at their official residence, where their backyard was more than large enough to accommodate 120 or so guests.
The Viennese ball, an annual celebration of Austrian culture, first came onto the scene in the late 1990s. It quickly won Ottawa’s black-tie crowd over with its charming combination of live orchestra music, fresh-faced youth showing off their fancy waltz moves, and breathtaking views from the National Gallery of Canada’s Great Hall.
A Taste of Vienna reception was hosted by Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel, at their official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
So, it wasn’t around this year, but don’t hang up those dance shoes just yet. The Viennese ball is scheduled to take place Feb. 20, 2016, long-time organizing committee member Grant McDonald told the crowd at the party, which was blessed with sunny skies and pleasant temperatures.
The committee is partnering with Music & Beyond and the Thirteen Strings chamber music orchestra to make it happen.
“We’re all committed to seeing the Viennese ball remain as one of Ottawa’s, and I think Canada’s, most glamorous social and cultural events,” said McDonald, managing partner at KPMG.
Present for the announcement were Julian Armour, artistic and executive director of the Music & Beyond classical music festival and a professional cellist, and its board chair, Ottawa lawyer Chris Spiteri. From Thirteen Strings were its long-time board chair, Rob MacDonald, a law partner at Gowlings, and artistic director and maestro Kevin Mallon, who led the orchestra in a short concert performance. Thirteen Strings is going to perform at the upcoming Viennese ball.
Attendees also included such volunteer organizers as Liza Mrak from sponsor Mark Motors, Melissa Krulick from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio and Birgitte Alting-Mees, who organizes the young dancers, known as debutantes and cavaliers. They’re typically students from local high schools and private schools.
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The exciting announcement was made Tuesday at a reception hosted by Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel. It look place in Rockcliffe Park at their official residence, where their backyard was more than large enough to accommodate 120 or so guests.
The Viennese ball, an annual celebration of Austrian culture, first came onto the scene in the late 1990s. It quickly won Ottawa’s black-tie crowd over with its charming combination of live orchestra music, fresh-faced youth showing off their fancy waltz moves, and breathtaking views from the National Gallery of Canada’s Great Hall.
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Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel, were presented gifts of flowers and music for hosting a reception to celebrate Viennese culture and the contributions of Thirteen Strings, Music and Beyond and the Viennese Opera Ball, at their official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen 
From left, Mark Clatney, Allyson Quinn and Ottawa realtor Rob Marland at A Taste of Vienna reception hosted by the Austrian ambassador in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Thirteen Strings board chair Rob MacDonald, Music and Beyond artistic and executive director Julian Armour, Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel, Thirteen Strings artistic director Kevin Mallon and Grant McDonald from Ottawa's Viennese Opera Ball committee, at a reception hosted by Riedel in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Ottawa photographer Paul Couvrette with Margaret Mrak and Liza Mrak, from Mark Motors, and former broadcaster Mike Giunta at a reception hosted by the Austrian ambassador in Rockcliffe Park on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, celebrating Viennese culture and the contributions of Thirteen Strings, Music and Beyond and the Viennese Opera Ball.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Keelan Green, partner at Prospectus Associates, with Laura MacHutchan and Mark O'Neill, CEO of the Canadian Museum of History Corporation, at the A Taste of Vienna reception hosted by the Austrian ambassador .
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Deneen Perrin, director of public relations at the Fairmont Chåteau Laurier, with Ontario Superior Court Justice Julianne Parfett at a reception held at the Austrian ambassador's residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
The Thirteen Strings, conducted by Kevin Mallon, performed at A Taste of Vienna reception hosted by Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel, at their official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
The Thirteen Strings, conducted by Kevin Mallon, performed at A Taste of Vienna reception hosted by Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel, at their official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Grant McDonald, a member of the Viennese Opera Ball committee, addressed guests of a private reception hosted by the Austrian ambassador at his official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, to celebrate Viennese culture.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Marc Lepine, chef and owner of Atelier Restaurant, and Grayson McDiarmid, brand manager of Harvey & Vern's Olde Fashioned Soda, at a reception held at the Austrian ambassador's residence in Rockcliffe Park on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Diplomat Magazine editor Jennifer Campbell and her husband, Citizen arts-editor-at-large Peter Simpson (in matching eyewear), at a reception hosted at the Austrian ambassador's residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Romina Malhotra and Bill Malhotra, president and founder of Claridge Homes, with Birgitte Alting-Mees at a reception hosted Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Rockcliffe by the Austrian ambassador and his wife to celebrate Viennese culture and the contributions of Thirteen Strings, Music and Beyond and the Viennese Opera Ball.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Ashbury College headmaster Norman Southward and his wife, Anna Rumin, at a reception held at the Austrian ambassador's residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Jane Forsyth with lawyer Chris Spiteri, board chair of Music and Beyond, at a reception hosted by the Austrian ambassador in Rockcliffe Park on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Birgitte Alting-Mees with Gary Lacey and Kornelia Eisfeld-Lacey at A Taste of Vienna reception hosted by the Austrian ambassador and his wife at their official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel welcomes guests to the A Taste of Vienna reception he hosted with his wife in the spacious backyard of their official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Murray MacDonald, senior director of public affairs at Bell Canada, with his wife, Barbara Hedman, at a reception hosted by the Austrian ambassador in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
A Taste of Vienna reception was hosted by Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife, Loretta Loria-Riedel, at their official residence in Rockcliffe on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
So, it wasn’t around this year, but don’t hang up those dance shoes just yet. The Viennese ball is scheduled to take place Feb. 20, 2016, long-time organizing committee member Grant McDonald told the crowd at the party, which was blessed with sunny skies and pleasant temperatures.
The committee is partnering with Music & Beyond and the Thirteen Strings chamber music orchestra to make it happen.
“We’re all committed to seeing the Viennese ball remain as one of Ottawa’s, and I think Canada’s, most glamorous social and cultural events,” said McDonald, managing partner at KPMG.
Present for the announcement were Julian Armour, artistic and executive director of the Music & Beyond classical music festival and a professional cellist, and its board chair, Ottawa lawyer Chris Spiteri. From Thirteen Strings were its long-time board chair, Rob MacDonald, a law partner at Gowlings, and artistic director and maestro Kevin Mallon, who led the orchestra in a short concert performance. Thirteen Strings is going to perform at the upcoming Viennese ball.
Attendees also included such volunteer organizers as Liza Mrak from sponsor Mark Motors, Melissa Krulick from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio and Birgitte Alting-Mees, who organizes the young dancers, known as debutantes and cavaliers. They’re typically students from local high schools and private schools.
carolyn001@sympatico.ca
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