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
Monday, 02. February 202620.00 o' clock Munich / Herkulessaal
Concert in Munich
Johannes Wildner conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Eduard Strauss I : Unter der Enns / Polka schnell op. 121 Johann Strauss II : North Sea Pictures / Waltz op. 390 Josef Strauss : The Dragonfly / Polka mazurka op. 204 Johann Strauss II : An der Elbe / Waltz op. 477 Johann Strauss II : From the Banks of the Danube / Quick polka op. 356 Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Break Johann Strauss II : Overture to «A Night in Venice» Johann Strauss II : Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 Josef Strauss : Watercolours / Waltz op. 258 Josef Strauss : Moulinet Polka / Polka française op. 57 Johann Strauss II : Orpheus Quadrille op. 236 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314
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