Glitz and Glamour Dance Together at Vienna Opera Ball

<p>Visitors watch the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna Thursday night.</p>

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Visitors watch the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna Thursday night. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical program with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at $340 and a box costs as much as $25,000.LEONHARD FOEGER / Reuters

Feb. 28, 2014, 1:34 PM UTC / Updated Feb. 28, 2014, 1:42 PM UTC

Visitors watched the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna on Thursday night. The traditional ball was opened by the Austrian president and featured a musical program with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before debutants were lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets started at $340 and a box costs as much as $25,000.