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
Friday, 16. December 200518.30 o' clock Novosibirsk ⁄ City hall
Concert in Novosibirsk 2nd Russia tour
Ola Rudner conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Anna Polka op. 117 Josef Strauss : Storm Polka op. 75 Johann Strauss II : Where the Lemon Trees Blossom / Waltz op. 364 Josef Strauss : Ardent Love / Polka mazurka op. 129 Johann Strauss I : Cachucha-Galopp op. 97 Johann Strauss II : Emperor Waltz op. 437 Break Johann Strauss II : Overture to the Operetta «Indigo and the Forty Thieves» Johann & Josef Strauss : Pizzicato Polka Johann, Josef & Eduard Strauss II. : Sharpshooters Quadrille Josef Strauss : Mysterious Powers of Attraction (Dynamiden) / Waltz op. 173 Johann Strauss II : Egyptian March op. 335 Eduard Strauss I : Clear the Track! / Quick polka op. 45 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Eduard Strauss I : By Express Post / Quick polka op. 259 Josef Strauss : Eingesendet / Polka schnell op. 240 Johann Strauss II : Furioso Polka op. 260 Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
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