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, 11. October 198719.00 o' clock Linz ⁄ Brucknerhaus
Concert in Linz Cycle «Große Stimmen - berühmte Solisten»
Kurt Woess conductor René Kollo tenor Melanie Holliday soprano
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Eljen A Magyar! « Long Live the Magyar!» / Quick polka op. 332 Franz Lehár : «Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert», Lied aus der Operette «Giuditta» Franz Lehár : «Warum hat jeder Frühling, ach, nur einen Mai», duet from the Operetta «Der Zarewitsch» Franz Lehár : «Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden», Walzerlied aus der Operette «Paganini» Franz Lehár : «Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß», Song from Operetta «Giuditta» Johann Strauss II : Arie der Annina «Was mir der Zufall gab» aus der Operette «Eine Nacht in Venedig»
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