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, 05. January 202511.00 o' clock Tokyo ⁄ Opera City (東京オペラシティタワー)
Concert in Tokyo
Johannes Wildner conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 Johann Strauss II : Demolishers Polka / Polka française op. 269 Johann Strauss II : Accelerations / Waltz op. 234 Johann Strauss II : Anna Polka op. 117 Johann Strauss II : Tales from the Vienna Woods / Waltz op. 325 Break Johann Strauss II : Overture to «A Night in Venice» Johann Strauss II : Tick Tock / Quick polka op. 365 Johann Strauss II : Emperor Waltz op. 437 Johann Strauss II : Csárdás from the opera «Knight Pásmán» op. 441 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314
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