C bassoon 1 bassoon 2 horn 1 f horn 2 f horn 3 f horn 4 f. Waltzes as intoxicating as champagne abound at prince orlofskys maskedball, where elaborate plots are uncorked and romantic entanglements go astray. It was performed in new york under rudolf bial at the stadt theatre on 21 november 1874. The sound is the only fault of the recording, being fairly standard of.
It is the bestknown stage work by strauss, whose fame rested mainly on his ballroom dance pieces background and context. The overture starts with a threenote motif, heard in the act iii trio of rosalinde, eisenstein her husband, and alfred her lover, who, mistaken for. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. From 19445 released 1946, with dorit kreysler, hans brausewetter, johannes heesters, marte harell, siegfried breuer, will dohm, and willy fritsch. Falke dem offentlichen gespott ausgesetzt, denn er lie. From the explosive opening of the famous overture reminiscent of a volley of champagne corks through the surging energy of the fledermaus waltz and the many comic numbers, of. The classical orchestra music page one instrumentsolo. Pennsic provides an alternate reality from the normal festival experience. The opera has been presented on new years eve in vienna since the early 1930s. The eisensteins home the curtain opens on an empty room. Discover littleknown secrets and interesting discorse on its history, creation, and performance.
The translation is pretty good for a comic opera, with only the act 3 trio feeling all that stilted. The bat operetta by the austrian composer johann strauss the younger german libretto by carl or karl haffner and richard genee that premiered in vienna on april 5, 1874. With lida baarova, hans sohnker, friedl czepa, jola jobst. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. It consists of a number of melodies which will be sung during the course of the operetta. Libretto by richard genee after the comedy le reveillon by henri. Please view our latest covid19 updates current season subscriptions call 909.
We index the freeto download classical mp3s on the internet. The operetta starts with a sparkling overture, with tunes from the last act and then the fledermaus waltz of the second act party. After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of fledermaus which translates as the bat the lead tenor georg alexander imagines that hes seeing bats everywhere. Vienna was one of the most important capitals in europe during the nineteenth century and was often called the city of dreams. Anonymous maried singer hans weigel who loves to have little amorous affair with other women has fallen for a mysterious lady who is visiting every two days his performance as. Tenor hans weigel tritt in einer fledermausinszenierung. Director, ted christopher conductor, jonathan girard choreographer, carol hageman set design, murdock lucas costume design, stefanie genda lighting design, weston wilkerson photos by matt dilyard and sidney martin. On 10 september 1872, a threeact french vaudeville play by henri meilhac and ludovic halevy, le reveillon, loosely based on the benedix farce, opened at the theatre du palaisroyal. Production made possible by a generous grant from angus a. Performed by the royal opera with an amazing performance by the legendary kiri te kanawa a fun and escapist production. The second act party at prince orlofskys frequently attracts whatever wandering musicians may be in town, who show up on stage for. Placido domingo conducts this stunning rendition of johann strauss opera.