Grand Ball of Debutants Venice

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The debutante Ball is a worldly event that has its roots in the Ancien Régime of the eighteenth century, when the heirs of the most prominent aristocretic families performed in public, because they had reached marriageble age, and therefore officially made their entrance in the beautiful world of the aristocracy.

Born in 1700, it becomes such a consolidated tradition in Paris, at the Hotel de Crillon, that it was interrupted only in 1789, in the occasion of the French revolution. It continued in Vienna, also in 1814 in the occasion of the Congress of Vienna; and from 1877 at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, the Opernball was hosted in the Vienna Opera House.

In Italy it has been held since 1787, at the Nuziatella military School in Naples.

Program and cast

 

THE MAGIC BEGINS on the 28th of April

For you Debutante the magic of the Venice Gran Ball of Debutante will begin the day before the event. You will do with your partner the choreography rehearsals of the parade of the entrance procession in the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista and some waltzer steps with the live orchestra.


THE CORONATION - 29th of April
From 16.30 to 17.30.

In the prestigious Correr Museum, which houses works by Canova, Bellini and Carpaccio, in the beautiful imperial apartments of Princess SISSI you will experience the exciting moment of the coronation.

The Doge of Venice, in the presence of the Prosecutors of the Serenissima Republic, will place the crown of your debut on you in the presence of your Knight and the Master of Ceremonies.


PARADE IN SAN MARCO SQUARE
From 17.30 to 18.00

Coming to Venice and not experiencing the breathtaking beauty of St. Mark’s Square is impossible.
After the coronation at the Hotel Danieli you will go out for the parade arm in arm with your partner and you will cross the Ponte della Paglia and you will have the opportunity to admire the Bridge of Sighs. Then you will reach Piazza San Marco, you will pass in procession in front of the precious Basilica of San Marco and you will pass by San Marco Bell tower.
You will feel like time is standing still for a moment while admiring the great beauty and the magical location that surrounds you and you will fix that in your memory forever!


A CUDDLE IN THE OLDEST BAR IN THE WORLD
From 18.00 to 18.45

The Piazza San Marco Association is pleased to invite you for a very special time after the parade: a cuddle in the legendary Grancaffè Quadri in Piazza San Marco. It is the oldest café in the world, founded in 1683 where intellectuals, politicians and celebrities of all times have lived extraordinary moments of their lives.


THE DREAM CONTINUES ON THE GONDOLA...
From 6.45pm to 7.30pm
...FROM PIAZZA SAN MARCO TO SCUOLA GRANDE SAN GIOVANNI EVANGELISTA

After this moment of conviviality at Grancaffè Quadri, you will arrive in procession alongside your Partner to the two Columns of the Piazzetta San Marco and there you will find the Gondolas, one of the oldest and most iconic symbols of Venice, waiting for you. In the undoubtedly most Romantic means of transport in the world, rocked by the water of the lagoon of Venice, cruising among canals, you will reach the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, and there you will start your magical evening of Dancing!


For the Debutante and VIP the program continues and for guests it starts from here...



RED CARPET AND APERITIF
From 19.30 to 20.30

For all invited Debutants and Guests, the arrival at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista is preceded by the Passage on the Red Carpet. You will then walk on the Red Carpet like a princess for a night, and once you have registered at the Reception in the Historic Hall of the Scuola Grande San Giovanni, you will go on the first noble floor for an aperitif in the Great Hall of San Giovanni.


THE MARCH DANCES OF RADEZKY BEGIN FOR THE ENTRANCE COURT
From 20.30 to 20.40

The ceremonial announces the entry of the ChamberOrchestra4U orchestra and its conductor Mº Silvia Casarin Rizzolo who with the famous drum roll of the Radezky March will start the entry of the Debutantes. Arm in Arm with your partner, you will then enter triumphantly on the Notes of the most famous march in the world in the Gran Salone San Giovanni in front of the international audience of Guests.


THE DANCERS OF THE TEATRO ALLA SCALA
From 20.40 to 21.00

As tradition dictates in the most famous edition of this historic and beloved event, that of the Vienna Opera Ball, the opening Cameo is danced by the excellence of Dance. The Venice Grand Ball of Debutante presents a tribute to Dance with the Dancers of the most prestigious and famous theater in the world Teatro alla Scala in Milan, who will perform in duos and ensembles.


THE MOST FAMOUS WALTZERS IN THE WORLD
From 21.00 to 21.50

After the tribute to the dance of the dancers of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Mº Casarin Rizzolo, the first Conductor to conduct the orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, will open the musical part of the Ball for all the guests. You will dance as a protagonist on the notes of the Waltzers and the most famous and loved polkas in the world … kaiser Waltzer, Bel Blue Danube, Roses of the South, Voices of Spring and many others..


THE GOURMET GALA DINNER
From 21.50 to 23.00

The Gala dinner will be prepared by the Patron Domenico Stanziani, owner of the Venetian restaurant Al Colombo, a historic place in Venice adjacent to the Goldoni Theater, the oldest theater in Venice. Restaurant al Colombo was born among the first cafés in Venice and with its more than 200 years of history it soon became a successful restaurant. Domenico Stanziani will propose a menu inspired by the Gran Ballo delle Debutante in true and authentic Italian and Venetian tradition!


QUEEN OF THE WALTZ AND KING OF THE WALTZ AWARD
From 23.00 to 24.00

After the Gala Gourmet dinner you will go to the noble floor with all the guests for a moment of great phatos. The Direction Of the Venice Grand Ball of Debutante, through the nominations and the required compilation of the registration form, will select the two winners and confer the two prizes, Queen Of the Waltz and King of the Waltz to the couple who will have Distinguished themselves the most.

The Crown, the cufflinks and the plate Award will be awarded by an institutional figure from the city of Venice, and by the godmother of the Event. If you are the chosen couple, after the coronation, you will dance as a protagonist a tribute to the Italian Style Walzer taken from the famous film “Il Gattopardo” by Luchino Visconti: the Walzer Rota / Verdi. This is also a tribute to the Oldest film festival in the world in Lido of Venice. After the award ceremony, you will dance other famous and beloved songs until the midnight quadrille which, as tradition dictates, will mark the end of the Venice Gran Ball of Debutante.


THE GRAND FINALE

The Grand finale of The Venice Debutante Grand Ball will be a fashion show with the Midnight Defilé. Every year an important Italian fashion house will show its creations and will receive the "Le Prix de Talent" award for its important creative and entrepreneurial contribution in the world of international fashion.


TICKETS

 

DEBUTANTE TICKET includes:
Day 28 of April:
• Dance Reharsal with live Symphonyc Orchestra

Day 29 of April:
• Incoronation at Hotel Danieli
• Parade in San Marco square
• Cuddle at Gran Caffè Quadri
• Gondola trip from San Marco square to Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
• Red Carpet
• Aperitif/Happy Hour
• Exhibition of Teatro Alla Scala of Milan Dancers
• Grand Ball with the Symphonyc Orchestra ChamberOrchestra4U conducted by Mº Silvia Casarin Rizzolo
• Gala Dinner
• Awards of the winner Queen of the Waltz and King of the Waltz
• Fashion Show with Midnight Defilé and "Le Prix de Talent" awards ceremony

GUEST TICKET includes:
• Red Carpet
• Aperitif/ Happy Hour
• Exhibition of Teatro Alla Scala of Milan Dancers
• Grand Ball with the Symphonyc Orchestra ChamberOrchestra4U conducted by Mº Silvia Casarin Rizzolo
• Gala Dinner
• Awards of the winner Queen of the Waltz and King of the Waltz
• Fashion Show with Midnight Defilé and "Le Prix de Talent" awards ceremony

VIP TICKET includes:
• Incoronation at Hotel Danieli
• Parade in San Marco square
• Cuddle at Gran Caffè Quadri
• Gondola trip from San Marco square to Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
• Red Carpet
• Aperitif/Happy Hour
• Exhibition of Teatro Alla Scala of Milan Dancers
• Grand Ball with the Symphonyc Orchestra ChamberOrchestra4U conducted by Mº Silvia Casarin Rizzolo
• Gala Dinner
• Awards of the winner Queen of the Waltz and King of the Waltz
• Fashion Show with Midnight Defilé and "Le Prix de Talent" awards ceremony

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Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista

The Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista is a confraternity building located in the San Polo sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. Founded in the 13th century by a group of flagellants it was later to become one of the five Scuole Grandi of Venice. These organisations provided a variety of charitable functions in the city as well as becoming patrons of the arts. The Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista is notable for housing a relic of the true cross and for the series of paintings it commissioned from a number of famous Venetian artists depicting Miracles of the Holy Cross. No longer in the school, these came into public ownership during the Napoleonic era and are now housed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia.

 

Originally founded in 1261, San Giovanni Evangelista is the second oldest scuola in Venice. Though scuola developed a primary meaning of "school", in Venice these organisations retain their medieval Latin meaning of confraternities, social organisations founded on spiritual principles. Their main buildings were typically used as meeting and assembly halls, and for the distribution of charity. The founders of San Giovanni were a confraternity of flagellants who took part in religious ceremonies, whipping their backs and spraying blood onto the pavements as they processed through the city. This practice was outlawed in the city of Venice in the same year the scuola was founded.

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