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, 03. July 201520.00 o' clock Potsdam ⁄ Neuer Lustgarten
Alles Walzer A Viennese waltz night in Potsdam Lustgarten
Johannes Wildner conductor Anita Goetz soprano Holger Wemhoff moderator vienna waltz project ballet company
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Bandits Galop / Polka schnell op. 378 Johann Strauss II : «Mein Herr Marquis», Lachcouplet der Adele aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus" Josef Strauss : Delirien / Waltz op. 212 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Tick Tock / Quick polka op. 365 Johann Strauss II : Spiel´ ich die Unschuld vom Lande, Couplet der Adele aus der Operette «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Emperor Waltz op. 437 Break Johann Strauss II : Overture to the operetta "The Gypsy Baron" Johann Strauss II : Arie der Annina «Was mir der Zufall gab» aus der Operette «Eine Nacht in Venedig» Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Josef Strauss : Fire-Proof! / Polka française op. 269 Franz Lehár : «Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß», Song from Operetta «Giuditta» Johann Strauss II : We’re Not That Worried / Quick polka (Galop) op. 413 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Franz Lehár : Vilja-song from the operetta "The Merry Widow" Josef Strauss : Without a Care! / Quick polka op. 271 Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
Hinweis: Bitte beachten Sie, dass es sich bei diesem Konzert um eine geschlossene Veranstaltung der Stadtwerke Potsdam GmbH handelt und daher keine regulären Eintrittskarten erworben werden können.
Potsdam ⁄ Neuer Lustgarten Lange Brücke 14467 Potsdam Brandenburg Germany Show Map
Concerts
Orchestra
Media
Shop
Licenses
Contact
Sitelinks
Partner
Newsletter