Opera Ball

In Vienna at the turn of the 19th into the 20th Century, the preparations for the annual ball are going forward at the court opera. Against this background, the inevitable amorous entanglements develop, but they’re always somewhat frivolous. Philipp has the hots for the maid Hanni. Flirtations and affairs are taking place among the ladies and gentlemen of high society, just as they do among their hirelings and the waiters. For the duration of the ball, the strict social conventions which are part of it are both enforced and ignored.