Coffee maker ball

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The Viennese coffee maker ball , also shortened: Coffee maker ball is one of the traditional balls of the Viennese ball season .

The ball has been held annually during the carnival season in the Vienna Hofburg since 1957 by the Club of Viennese Coffee House Owners and is therefore closely linked to the Viennese coffee house tradition. With full utilization of the space of the Vienna Hofburg, the ball can count up to 5500 guests. Regular guests include politicians, actors, artists, writers, cultural workers and entrepreneurs from home and abroad.

history

The first Viennese coffee maker ball took place on February 22nd, 1957 under the then club chairman of the Viennese coffee house owners, Ernst Weidinger. Over the years, the Wiener Kaffeeesiederball established itself as one of the most important balls of the Viennese ball season. The ball has been organized since 2017 by ball organizer Anna Karnitscher, the daughter of the ball's founder Ernst Weidinger and owner of the Café Weidinger of the same name. The costume and set designer Christof Cremer has been responsible for the artistic direction of the ball since 2003 (with interruptions from 2011 to 2014). The ball has been organized by the Club of Viennese Coffee House Owners since it was founded.

2007

The 50th Wiener Kaffeeesiederball, an anniversary ball, took place on February 9, 2007 under the motto “A mélange goes around the world”. The "Kaffeehaus zu Gast", a coffee house that was invited to present itself in the Vienna Hofburg on the evening of the ball, was Café Sabarsky, a coffee house in the Neue Galerie in New York . The ballet performance “Persian March” Johann Strauss Sohn, op. 289 was danced by students from the ballet school of the Vienna State Opera. The soloists Olga Esina and Vladimir Shishov danced the “Schatzwalzer” op. 418 by Johann Strauss Sohn with the Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet under the choreography by Lukas Gaudernak in costumes by Christof Cremer. Annely Peebo and Morten Frank Larsen sang "Ja das alles auf Ehr ..." from the operetta " Der Zigeunerbaron " by Johann Strauss Sohn . As a highlight of the anniversary ball, Nina Hagen performed songs and chansons from the 20s and 30s. Annely Peebo and Morten Frank Larsen also sang the 1 o'clock interlude "Musical Gala from Loewe to Gershwin".

2008

On February 1, 2008, the 51st Vienna Coffee Boiler Ball took place under the motto "Coffee alla Turca". The host country was Turkey and Café Divan. The ballet performance consisted of "Rondo alla Turca" by Wolfgang A. Mozart , danced by the guest ballet from Ankara, the Dream Dance Company under the choreography of Volkan Ersoy and "1001 Nights Waltz" by Johann Strauss Sohn, danced by the soloists Olga Esina and Vladimir Shishov and the Vienna State Opera Ballet Association based on a choreography by Lukas Gaudernak in costumes by Christof Cremer. Annely Peebo sang the vocal part with “My lips, they kiss so hot” from the operetta “ Giuditta ” by Franz Lehár . The Turkish pop singer Candan Erçetin performed at midnight . Annely Peebo and Paul Armin Edelmann sang “hits from films from the 50s and 60s” for the 1 o'clock interlude.

2009

The 52nd Wiener Kaffeeesiederball took place on February 13, 2009 under the motto "L'Esprit français". The host country was France and the coffee house was hosted by “Café Les Deux Garçons” from Aix en Provence . Soloists Olga Esina and Vladimir Shishov as well as dancers from the Association of Vienna State Opera Ballet danced the ballet performance under the choreography of Lukas Gaudernak in costumes by Johan Engls. It was danced to "Dance Des Sauvages" by Jean-Philippe Rameau and "Amour et Printemps" by Émile Waldteufel . The Vienna Boys' Choir sang the vocal part with Johann Strauss Sohn's “ Pleasure Train ” . Teodora Gheorghiu (who stood in for Daniela Fally, who fell ill) sang “Spring Voices” by Johann Strauss Sohn with the Vienna Boys' Choir. At the midnight performance, the singers of the Vienna Volksoper, Annely Peebo , Daniela Fally and Sebastian Reinthaller sang under the motto “L'Ésprit français”. For the 1 o'clock interlude, Nicole Beutler sang French chansons with the Viennese theater musicians. In 2009 the last Patisserie Grand Prix of the Chocolate Art took place as part of the Coffee Boiler Ball.

2010

“El Cafe de Mexico” was the ball motto of the Viennese coffee brewer ball on February 5, 2010 with the host country Mexico. The soloists Ketevan Papava and Kirill Kourlaev made the ballet performance “Danzón No. 2 ” danced by Arturo Márquez and members of the Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet. After a choreography by Lukas Gaudernak in costumes of Christof Cremer, the artistic director of the ball, Papava and Kourlaev recreated the love between the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and her man of life Diego Rivera . The vocal part “I am in love” from “Beautiful is the world” by Franz Lehár sang Melba Ramos. Francisco Araiza and Monica Guillen-Chavez sang “A Mexico con amor” during the midnight performance, based on a musical arrangement by Christian Kolonovits . Singers from the “Lehár Festival Bad Ischl” sang the 1 o'clock interlude in the large Redoutensaal.

2011

On February 25, 2011, the motto of the Viennese coffee brewer ball was “Classic meets modern”. In the course of a realignment, the tradition of the "coffee house guest" was abolished. The ballet performance “Hymnus from the Te Deum” by Marc-Antoine Charpentier was danced by students from the ballet school of the Vienna State Opera & dancers from the “Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet” under the artistic design of Gregor Hatala in costumes by Eva Poleschinski. Soprano Daniela Fally sang “Vienna will only be beautiful at night” by Robert Stolz, “ Pleasure Train ” op. 281 by Johann Strauss Sohn and the “Spring Voices Waltz” op. 410 by Johann Strauss Sohn . The midnight performance was “Schnucki, ach Schnucki”, sung by Daniela Fally, Alexandra Reinprecht and Boris Eder based on a musical arrangement by Béla Fischer. Susanne Marik and the Béla Fischer Trio, together with the Vinzenz Praxmarer Orchestra, sang the 1 o'clock interlude, “Such a ringing game is beautiful!”.

2012

The 55th Viennese Coffee Boiler Ball took place on February 10, 2012 under the motto “Wiener Melange”. Dancers from the “Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet”, choreographed by Lukas Gaudanak, danced to “Gustav Klimt am Attersee” & “The Titan” 1st Symphony by Gustav Mahler. The vocal part “Tales from the Vienna Woods” op. 325 Johann Strauss Sohn was sung by the soprano of the Vienna State Opera Daniela Fally. The United Bühnen Wien performed the midnight performance with a medley from “I've never been to New York”. Folk opera soprano Melba Ramos & folk opera tenor Vincent Schirrmacher sang the 1 o'clock interlude “Too darn hot - boiling hot rhythms from all over the world”.

2013

"Viennese blood" was the motto of the Viennese coffee maker ball on February 22, 2013. At the opening, Kristiane Kaiser sang "Love you Heaven on Earth" by Franz Lehár and "Vienna you city of my dreams" by Rudolf Sieczyñsk i. The ballet interlude was danced by dancers from the Vienna State Ballet Association to “Roses from the South”, Waltz op. 388 by Johann Strauss Sohn. The solo dancers were Olga Esina and Kirill Kourlaev based on a choreography by Lukas Gaudernak. The midnight performance “Musicalhighlights” was sung by Sigrid Hauser, Johanna Arrouas, Boris Eder and Axel Herrig under the artistic design of Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz. The 1 o'clock interlude was performed by Kristiane Kaiser & Vincent Schirrmacher as well as Vinzenz Praxmarer with the Divertimento Viennese under the title “Glück, das mir nach mir ...”.

2014

On February 21, 2014, the 57th Vienna Coffee Boiler Ball took place under the motto “Wiener GSpusi”. The vocal part "Weana Madln" Waltz op. 388 by CM Ziehrer was sung by Kristiane Kaiser and Brigitta Simon. The ballet performance " Unter Donner und Blitz " Polka Schnell op. 324 by Johann Strauss Sohn was performed by dancers of the Association of Vienna State Opera Ballet under the choreography of Lukas Gaudernak. Dagmar Schellenberger and Jochen Kowalski sang the midnight performance "Wiener Gspusi". Ana Carolina Diz, Pablo Camaselle and Arcángel sang the 1 o'clock interlude "Spanish Nights". Drag queen Ken Krüger provided an alternative to the sick Nina Hagen during the midnight show.

2015

On February 6, 2015, around 5,500 guests celebrated the meeting of the Venetian and Viennese coffee house tradition under the ball motto “One night in Venice”. The ceremonial opening, staged by the artistic director Christof Cremer and accompanied by the Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra under the direction of conductor Uwe Theimer, spanned a musical arc from Johann Strauss' "Greetings to you, you lovely Venezia" to the "Laguna Waltz" with a ballet from the Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet and the solo dancers Maria Yakovleva and Mihail Sosnovschi. Tenor Vincent Schirrmacher sang the vocal part of the opening. In the midnight performance, the Italian singer Peppino di Capri could be heard, who among other things performed rock 'n' roll titles such as "Let's Twist Again" in Italian cover versions. The folk opera singers Vincent Schirrmacher, Anita Götz and Paul Schweinester designed the 1 o'clock insert “Bella Italia”. 

2016

The 59th Wiener Kaffeeesiederball took place on February 5th, 2016 under the motto “K & K - Artists & Coffee House”. Prima ballerina Ketevan Papava and the solo dancer Eno Peci danced the opening ballet based on a choreography by Lukas Gaudernak. Young soprano Anita Götz sang the vocal part “With the punctual delay…” in the Entrée Clivia “I am in love” from the operetta by Nico Dostal . The stars of the midnight show were Sona MacDonald and Maria Bill , who played the two divas Marlene Dietrich and Édith Piaf . Anita Götz and Mirko Roschkowski sang opera and operetta arias and duets under the direction of conductor Vinzenz Praxmarer with the Divertimento Viennese orchestra for the 1 o'clock interlude “Melange der Künstler”. Ball organizer, Kommerzialrat Maximilian Platzer announced his resignation on the evening of the ball and handed the ball “into the hands of the next generation”. His successor was Anna Karnitscher, daughter of the ball founder Ernst Weidinger and owner of the Café Weidinger of the same name.

2017

“Anniversary mix - tradition meets innovation” was the ball motto of the 60th anniversary ball on February 17, 2017 in the Vienna Hofburg, the redout halls and the roof foyer. Christof Cremer, the artistic director of the ball, made a reference to the “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein, which was first performed in 1957, the year the Viennese coffee brewer ball was founded. The mambo from the musical formed the center of the ball opening, danced by Nikisha Fogo and Richard Szabó as well as dancers from the Vienna State Opera Ballet Association. Soprano Hila Fahima and baritone Rafael Fingerlos sang bravura arias and duets from opera and operetta literature as well as songs from the 50s during the 1 o'clock interlude. For the first time Anna Karnitscher was responsible for the management of the ball organization.

2018

On January 18, 2018, the 61st Vienna Coffee Boilers Ball took place under the motto "Café Modern - yesterday, today, tomorrow". Due to the renovation work being carried out by the Austrian Parliament and the temporary relocation of the meeting room to the large Redoutensaal of the Hofburg, the ball this year only took place in the rooms of the Vienna Hofburg and the roof foyer. Based on the ball motto, the program and the decorative design of the ball were based on Viennese modernism . The ballet performance, choreographed by Lukas Gaudernak, with the soloists Rebecca Horner and Eno Peci and dancers from the Vienna State Opera Ballet Association . They danced Maurice Ravel's “ Bolero ” in an arrangement by the composer Béla Fischer . Popular opera soprano Rebecca Nelsen sang the vocal part with her partner, the tenor Eric Stokloßa . They sang the love duet “Lips Silence” from Franz Lehár's “ The Merry Widow ”. This was followed by the tango "La Cumparsita" by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez in the version by Robert Stolz . The opening culminated in the waltz “Roses from the South” by Johann Strauss in an arrangement by a representative of Viennese Modernism, Arnold Schönberg . For the first time, the Wiener Kaffeesiederball broadcast the opening and the midnight show live on its Facebook channel. Another novelty at the Coffee Boiler Ball was the "Strictly Ballroom", which was set up in the forum (ground floor) at the request of many dance enthusiasts. In this hall, from the opening of the hall at 7:30 p.m. until the end of the ball at 4:30 a.m., the Divertimento Viennese orchestra and a jazz combo played live dance music throughout.

procedure

The Vienna Hofburg usually opens its doors for all ball guests around 7:30 p.m. and official admission begins. As a classic and traditional ball, when entering the Hofburg, attention is paid to the correct ball attire of the ball guests and, in the event of non-compliance, even wrongly dressed ball guests are refused entry. The dress code for women: floor-length evening dress or ball gown and for men: tailcoat, tuxedo or gala uniform (important: no tie, but a bow tie ).

opening

The official part of the program begins at 9 p.m. with the festive opening. After the guests of honor and the young women and men’s committee have moved in, the festive address and welcome by the ball committee begins. Following this, all ball guests at the Wiener Kaffeeesiederball are traditionally presented with a vocal performance and a ballet performance by established artists. The opening is concluded with a waltz by the Viennese Waltz Formation and the opening by the young women and men committee. Traditionally, the Wiener Kaffeeesiederball is opened by dancers from the Elmayer dance school . After this traditional left waltz with the words "Alles Walzer" by Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, all dance floors in the Vienna Hofburg will be released for the ball guests to dance. The entire opening and other program items on the evening of the ball will be broadcast live on the screens in the other halls of the Hofburg.

Midnight insert

The midnight performance is the highlight of every ball evening. The midnight performance artists already included the German pop singer Nena , the German jazz trumpeter Till Brönner , the Burgtheater actresses Sona MacDonald and Maria Bill , the Austrian musician and actress Tini Kainrath , the Italian Singer Peppino di Capri or the Mexican singer Francisco Araiza .

Audience quadrille

Traditionally, the first midnight quadrille takes place directly after the midnight interlude. This quadrille is carried out as a public quadrille and the respective dance steps by Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer are announced for all ball guests. The quadrille is a French counter-dance that ends with a gallop . There is dancing to the music of the  bat quadrille  (op. 363) by  Johann Strauss (son) .

1 o'clock insert

Depending on how busy the coffee brewer ball is, ball guests in other larger halls of the Hofburg will be offered an additional vocal performance. Traditionally, this takes place in the large Redoutensaal, the second largest hall of the Vienna Hofburg. During the 1 o'clock interlude, mostly young opera singers sing selected arias or duets to match the ball motto. The young soprano Hila Fahima sang bravura arias and duets from opera and operetta literature as well as songs from the 1950s at the 60th anniversary ball together with baritone Rafael Fingerlos .

graduation

The ball ends at around 4:30 a.m. with the receipt of the women's donation at the exit. The ladies' donation at the coffee maker ball usually includes a limited espresso cup and all kinds of useful things related to the coffee house. Numerous ball guests use the surrounding Viennese coffee houses for a traditional ball breakfast on the same morning, as many coffee houses in the city center are open continuously due to the coffee brewer ball, for example the Café Landtmann on Vienna's Ringstrasse.

Others

The Wiener Kaffeesiederball is one of the few Hofburg balls that also uses the roof foyer of the Vienna Hofburg every year.

Individual evidence

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