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
Wednesday, 20. January 202719.30 o' clock Incheon Art Center
Concert in Incheon
Johannes Wildner conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Etwas Kleines / Polka française op. 190 Joseph Lanner : Malapou-Galopp op. 148 Josef Strauss : Heart of Woman / Polka mazurka op. 166 Josef Strauss : Delirien / Waltz op. 212 Josef Strauss : Chatterboxes: musical joke / Polka op. 245 Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Break Johann Strauss II : Overture to «A Night in Venice» Josef Strauss : On Holiday Travels! / Quick polka op. 133 Josef Strauss : Friedenspalmen / Walzer op. 207 Johann Strauss II : Fledermaus-Quadrille op. 363 Johann Strauss II : New Pizzicato Polka, from the Operetta «Fürstin Ninetta» op. 449 Johann Strauss II : Excursion Train / Quick polka op. 281 Josef Strauss : Fire-Proof! / Polka française op. 269 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314
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