Presseinformation 57th Viennese Coffeehouse

Presseinformation
Wien, 12nd December 2013
Tickets available now from selected coffeehouses
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The perfect Christmas gift
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57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball on 21 February 2014
Tickets for the 57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball on 21 February 2014 at the Hofburg Vienna & Redoutensaele &
Rooftop Foyer are now available from selected coffeehouses across the Austrian capital. So coffee lovers can now buy a special
Christmas gift for their loved ones while they enjoy a Viennese Melange at one of the city’s traditional coffeehouses.
The 57th instalment of the Kaffeesiederball will be themed “Wiener Gspusi”, or A Viennese Affair. In all, around 6,000 guests
will be treated to a lively, entertaining and truly unique Viennese ball night, awash with class and style – and with countless
surprises in store. “It’s never been so simple and straightforward to buy Christmas presents: just head to a coffeehouse and order
tickets for the Coffeehouse Owners’ ball along with your Melange,” explains ball committee chairman Maximilian K. Platzer.
Tickets for the 57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball on 21 February cost EUR 125 (full price) or EUR 55 (students). Visit
www.kaffeesiederball.at for videos of last year’s event to get you in the waltzing mood!
Ball tickets are now on sale at the following Viennese coffeehouses:
Café Bocan, Café Bräunerhof, Café Central, Café Diglas Fleischmarkt, Café Diglas Wollzeile,
Café Frauenhuber, Café Hummel, Café Konditorei Frömmel, Café Landtmann, Café Leopoldau,
Café Maria Treu, Café Markusplatz, Café Ministerium, Café Mozart, Café Museum, Café Prückel, Café Ritter im 16., Café
Schwarzenberg, Café Sperl, Café Strozzi, Café Weidinger, Café Weimar, Café Westend, Heuriger Wolff, Kaffee-Konditorei
Welser, Oberlaa Dommayer and Oberlaa Stadthaus.
And for anyone who can’t find time out to go to one of the capital’s coffeehouses, tickets can be purchased from www.
kaffeesiederball.at.
57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball
Around 6,000 guests from all over the world will head for the breathtaking surroundings of the Hofburg Vienna &
Redoutensaele & Rooftop Foyer for a unique, charming and entertaining ball night. This year’s event will once again feature a
surprise star guest. But some details have already come to light: the opening ceremony will see celebrated opera singer Kristiane
Kaiser and Hungarian great Brigitta Simon accompany Carl Michael Ziehrer’s Weana Madln waltz, and perform excerpts from
Johann Strauss the Younger’s polkas Unter Donner und Blitz and Leichtes Blut.
Other highlights include a masterclass by the debutant committee and a specially choreographed dance performed by members
of the Elmayer Dance School to the dulcet tones of the Roses from Vienna waltz.
At midnight guests can look forward to an unforgettable Wiener Gspusi show designed and performed by chamber singer
and artistic director of the Seefestspiele Mörbisch Dagmar Schellenberger and the chamber singer Jochen Kowalski. At 1am
Spanish rhythms will fill the air in the Grosser Redoutensaal for a performance entitled Spanish Nights with flamenco singer
Francisco José Arcángel Ramos, tenor Pablo Cameselle and soprano Ana Carolina Diz. The packed 2014 line-up will also
include two public quadrilles and no end of music for ballgoers to dance to well into the early hours. More details are available
on the official ball website at www.kaffeesiederball.at.
Bild: Tickets available now from selected coffeehouses ©Gerhard Fally, Reproduction for press use free of charge
57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball
Date: Friday, 21 February 2014
Motto: Wiener Gspusi, A Viennese Affair
Venue: Hofburg Vienna & Redoutensaele & Rooftop Foyer
Tickets and additional information: www.kaffeesiederball.at
Presseinformation
Wien, 16th Jannuary 2014
A uniquely Viennese affair with a Spanish twist
The 57th Kaffeesieder Ball (Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball) takes place on 21 February 2014 at the Hofburg Vienna
& Redoutensaelen & Rooftop Foyer under the banner of “Wiener Gspusi”, or A Viennese Affair. Passion and indulgence are
always the key ingredients of a Gspusi, which is why this year’s Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball will add some Spanish spice to its
traditional Viennese flavours.
Spain and Austria have more in common than just the Habsburg dynasty: a love of opera and a coffeehouse culture is deeply
ingrained in the national psyche of both countries. Taking its cue from the Spanish zarzuela, equivalent to operetta, the 57th
Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball will be heavily influenced by Mediterranean charm this year. While most people have
heard of Flamenco dancing, fewer know that it is also an established vocal genre. Arcángel, one of the rising young stars on
Spain’s Flamenco singing scene, will be showing how it’s done during the 1am performance in the Grosser Redoutensaal.
Alongside tenor Pabli Cameselle and soprano Ana Carolina Diz, an Arcángel-led trio will treat guests to a concert entitled
Spanish Nights featuring excerpts from operettas, and a selection of songs from southern Spain. This exciting constellation was
made possible with the support of the Spanish Embassy and the Spanish National Tourist Office.
Maximilian K. Platzer, patron of the ball and Chairman of the Society of Viennese Coffeehouse Owners is looking forward
to the exciting combination and the glittering ball night ahead: “Spirit, rhythm and a lust for life – the ideal match for
us coffeehouse owners. Vienna and Spain make the perfect couple! We will be pulling out all the stops to make this an
unforgettable night for the coffeehouse owners and their friends – olé.”
Highlights of the 57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball
This year’s event will once again feature a surprise star guest. But some details have already come to light: the opening ceremony
will see celebrated opera singer Kristiane Kaiser and Hungarian great Brigitta Simon accompany Carl Michael Ziehrer’s Weana
Madln waltz, and perform excerpts from Johann Strauss the Younger’s polkas Unter Donner und Blitz and Leichtes Blut.
Other highlights include a masterclass by the debutant committee and a specially choreographed dance performed by members
of the Elmayer Dance School to the dulcet tones of the Roses from Vienna waltz. At midnight guests can look forward to
an unforgettable Wiener Gspusi show designed and performed by chamber singer and artistic director of the Seefestspiele
Mörbisch Dagmar Schellenberger and the chamber singer Jochen Kowalski. At 1am
Spanish rhythms will fill the air in the Grosser Redoutensaal for a performance entitled
Spanish Nights with flamenco singer Francisco José Arcángel Ramos, tenor Pablo Cameselle
and soprano Ana Carolina Diz. The packed 2014 line-up will also include two public
quadrilles and no end of music for ballgoers to dance to well into the early hours. Visit www.
kaffeesiederball.at for videos of last year’s event to get you in the waltzing mood!
Tickets for the 57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball costing EUR 125 full price or
EUR 55 for students. Check www.kaffeesiederball.at for a list of ticket vendors. And for
anyone who can’t find time out to go to a coffeehouse, tickets can be purchased from www.
kaffeesiederball.at.
57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball
Date: Friday, 21 February 2014
Motto: Wiener Gspusi, A Viennese Affair
Venue: Hofburg Vienna & Redoutensaele & Rooftop Foyer
Tickets and additional information: www.kaffeesiederball.at
Bildtext:
Olé! – Spanish flamenco meets Viennese ball tradition at the 57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball on
21 February 2014 at the Hofburg Vienna and Redoutensaelen and Rooftop Foyer under the banner of
Wiener Gspusi. © Christian Husar
Reproduction for press use free of charge
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Wien, 21st Jannuary 2014
Hearts aflame for the Viennese Ball Season
For some it’s a casual liaison, while for others it’s a simmering love affair. Whatever way you look at it, a Wiener Gspusi is
the very definition of passion and indulgence – characteristics that apply in equal measure to the Kaffeesiederball (Viennese
Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball). On 21 February 2014 the 57th instalment of the Kaffeesiederball will play out at the Hofburg in a
night themed “Wiener Gspusi”, or A Viennese Affair.
Love is in the air – this year the drinks, bar and decorations will be all about love and passion. Guests at this year’s ball can look
forward to a special Gspusi Bar. Located in the Hofburg winter garden, it has been designed to reflect the evening’s theme with
dimmed orange, pink and red lighting, cosy corners and chilled out music setting the scene for some serious flirting. There is
even a delicious Orange Passion Gspusi drink to provide a spot of Dutch courage. A Campari-based mix, the name alone hints
at a ball night full of flirtation and stolen glances. Cherubs and hearts in a range of warm grey, bronze and dusky pink shades
carry the theme through into the decorations.
Flirting at the Viennese coffeehouse
Traditionally, a Viennese Gspusi is all about something positive and full of life, combined with a healthy dose of joie de vivre
and a knowing wink. So what could be a better motto for the capital’s most impressive ball, the Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’
ball? Legendary ball patron Maximilian K. Platzer is already full of anticipation ahead of the 57th Kaffeesieder Ball. “The
“Gspusi” is more or less anchored in Viennese coffeehouse tradition. Countless cases of secret affairs can be traced back to
what we think is the best place on earth: the Viennese coffeehouse. Which explains our decision to pay tribute to the humble
coffeehouse flirtation, by making the Gspusi the motto of the 57th V Viennese Coffeehouse Owner’s ball.”
Highlights of the 57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball
This year’s event will once again feature a surprise star guest. But some details have already come to light: the opening ceremony
will see celebrated opera singer Kristiane Kaiser and Hungarian great Brigitta Simon accompany Carl Michael Ziehrer’s Weana
Madln waltz, and perform excerpts from Johann Strauss the Younger’s polkas Unter Donner und Blitz and Leichtes Blut.
Other highlights include a masterclass by the debutant committee and a specially choreographed dance performed by members
of the Elmayer Dance School to the dulcet tones of the Roses from Vienna waltz. At midnight guests can look forward to an
unforgettable Wiener Gspusi show designed and performed by chamber singer and artistic
director of the Seefestspiele Mörbisch Dagmar Schellenberger and the chamber singer
Jochen Kowalski. At 1am Spanish rhythms will fill the air in the Grosser Redoutensaal for a
performance entitled Spanish Nights. The packed 2014 line-up will also include two public
quadrilles and no end of music for ballgoers to dance to well into the early hours. Visit www.
kaffeesiederball.at for videos of last year’s event to get you in the waltzing mood!
Tickets for the 57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball, costing EUR 125 full price
or EUR 55 for students, are on sale online, from the ball office and at selected Viennese
coffeehouses. Check www.kaffeesiederball.at for a list of ticket vendors. And for anyone
who can’t find time out to go to a coffeehouse, tickets can be purchased from www.
kaffeesiederball.at.
Left to right: Marizel Aguirre from Campari, ball patron Maximilian K. Platzer and young
coffeehouse owner Elisabeth Binder from Café Frauenhuber – wearing a dress created
exclusively for Robe Campari by Eva Poleschinski – are looking forward to a passionate 57th
Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball held under the banner of Wiener Gspusi this year. © Husar – reproduction free of charge for press
coverage
57th Viennese Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball
Date: Friday, 21 February 2014
Motto: Wiener Gspusi, A Viennese Affair
Venue: Hofburg Vienna & Redoutensaele & Rooftop Foyer
Tickets and additional information: www.kaffeesiederball.at
Ball office: Judenplatz 3-4, 1010 Vienna