On Easter Sunday in 1874, the operetta "Die Fledermaus (The bat)" by Johann Strauss II was performed for the first time at the Theater an der Wien. The performance was quite successful. There were 40 performances en suite, and only the illness of a leading actress, who subsequently left the ensemble, ended the series. However, the special status of the operetta as the pinnacle of the entire genre was not recognized until later, first in Berlin and Budapest. In Vienna, the critics raised all sorts of objections after the premiere, especially against the libretto by Richard Genée. Today these objections are found ridiculous, and if the American film industry had already been in the habit of awarding particularly successful products with a whole series of awards, then "The Bat" would have deserved a few Oscars: at least for the music, but also for the cleverly structured book and for the best supporting role (because the prison servant frog later became the obligatory “third-act comedian” in operettas). And there would have been a special Oscar for the overture to "The Bat": because its ingenious structure, the charming interplay of motifs and its enchanting, brilliant verve was unmatched by any later operetta prelude. Like the entire operetta, it is a top work of its kind.
Johann Strauss (Sohn): Ouverture zu «Die Fledermaus» © by WJSO-Archive
Sunday, 21. January 201816.00 o' clock Munich ⁄ Gasteig
Concert im Munich
Johannes Wildner conductor Simona Eisinger soprano Franz Gürtelschmied tenor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : «Mein Herr Marquis», Lachcouplet der Adele aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus" Johann Strauss II : Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 Johann Strauss II : Emperor Waltz op. 437 Franz Lehár : «Dein ist mein ganzes Herz» aus der Operette «Das Land des Lächelns» Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Dieser Anstand so manierlich «Uhrenduett» Break Johann Strauss II : Overture to the operetta "The Gypsy Baron" Johann Strauss II : «Ja, das alles auf Ehr», Auftrittslied des Barinkay aus der Operette «Der Zigeunerbaron» Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Johann Strauss II : "Grüß dich Gott, du liebes Nesterl" aus der Operette «Wiener Blut» Josef Strauss : Fire-Proof! / Polka française op. 269 Emmerich Kálmán : «Tanzen möcht' ich» aus der Operette "Die Czàrdàsfürstin" Johann Strauss II : Thunder and Lightning / Quick polka op. 324 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Johann Strauss II : Champagne Polka op. 211 Franz Lehár : Lips are silent, Duet from «The Merry Widow» Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
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