Operetta
Die Fledermaus
The Bat
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As a way of getting back at his friend Eisenstein, Dr Falke a.k.a. 'Die Fledermaus' or 'The Bat', stages an ingenious mix-up game at Prince Orlkofsky's ball. Here, everyone is allowed to be whatever or whoever they want to be: single or married, aristocratic or exotic. But beware! Disguised with masks and false names, anyone you meet can equally turn out to be a nasty surprise ... And by the time the champagne haze has cleared the next morning, all the masks have ended up in the bleak prison cell of reality.
This is a showpiece of the golden age of operettas: Johann Strauss' 'Die Fledermaus' not only gets the champagne bubbling at a musical level, but also fizzes with irony and subtle innuendo. In 1873, and therefore shortly after the great financial crisis known as the Panic, Strauss took a different approach to his French colleague Jacques Offenbach, opting against a mythological plot. He instead uses the present to scathingly critique society - a false bottom that director Kathrin Kondaurow selects as her dance floor for what is the second production to be directed by her at the Operetta.
This is a showpiece of the golden age of operettas: Johann Strauss' 'Die Fledermaus' not only gets the champagne bubbling at a musical level, but also fizzes with irony and subtle innuendo. In 1873, and therefore shortly after the great financial crisis known as the Panic, Strauss took a different approach to his French colleague Jacques Offenbach, opting against a mythological plot. He instead uses the present to scathingly critique society - a false bottom that director Kathrin Kondaurow selects as her dance floor for what is the second production to be directed by her at the Operetta.
Cast
Team
Christian Garbosnik, Thomas Runge, Kathrin Kondaurow, Volker Thiele, Anke Aleith, Radek Stopka, Mark Schachtsiek
Cast
Bryan Rothfuss, Alexander Geller, Steffi Lehmann, Nicole Lubinger, Christina Maria Fercher, Julie Sekinger, Matthias Störmer, Hinrich Horn, Riccardo Romeo, Tobias Zepernick, Elmar Andree, Markus Liske, Dimitra Kalaitzi, Marcus Günzel, Timo Schabel, Fridolin Sandmeyer, Christian Clauß, Jan Jaroszek, Stefanie Beyer, Judith Bohlen, Georg Güldner, Nina Kemptner, Ballett der Staatsoperette Dresden, Chor der Staatsoperette Dresden, Orchester der Staatsoperette Dresden