This was the sight greeting visitors to the Vienna Opera Ball earlier tonight. "Our opera house is not a bunga-bungalow" says the one at the front - a reference to grizzled millionaire Richard Lugner's escort (in every possible sense), Ruby.
Here are the pair, raising Austria's cultural profile with Lugner's other guest - yes it's JR himself, Larry Hagman:
Raising the tone considerably were Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott, and Erwin's daughter Iara, guests of the Staatsoper's new director, Dominique Meyer:
The face that says "my shoes hurt":
On stage for a couple of numbers was the scrubbed-up Elina Garanca:
And guess who turned up on a whim, just because he happened to be in the area?
What do you do with your hands when you've nothing to promote? Lang Lang ponders an unfamiliar issue:
***UPDATE**** more Anna'n'family:
Iara grips the instruments of Anna's torture:
are you sure you want to post the 1st Anna's pic??? Even Elina's one...
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Intermezzo replies - sadly Carlos these are the best shots available....
Posted by: Carlos | 04 March 2011 at 12:22 AM