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JOHANN STRAUSS II
DIE FLEDERMAUS
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Sunday, 29 December 2019, Hour 18:30
Main Hall

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Conductor: Adrian Morar
Artistic direction: Rodica Popescu Moisa
Scenography: Andrei Șchiopu
Choreography: Adrian Mureșan

Gabriel von Eisenstein, landlord: Andrei Manea
Rosalinde, his wife: Lorena Puican (debut)
Dr. Falke: Geani Brad
Adele, Rosalinde’s maid: Oana-Maria Trîmbițaș
Frank, the prison governor: Petru Burcă
Prince Orlofsky: Ștefania Barz
Alfred, tenor, the Prince’s teacher: Eusebiu Huțan (debut)
Dr. Blind, lawyer: Sebastian Balaj 
Ida, Adele’s sister: Alexandra Topan 
Frosch, the prison guard: Iulian Sandu (guest)
Ivan Pavlovici, the butler: Dan Dumitrana

 

The Orchestra, the Chorus and the Ballet Ensemble of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca

Chorus master: Emil Maxim
Chorus conductor: Corneliu Felecan
Artistic direction adaptation: Mihaela Bogdan
Scenography adaptation: Anca Pintilie
Assistance choreography: Marius Toda
Stage and backstage direction: Dan Lupea

 

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show category: operetta

Operetta in three acts on a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée

Performance played in Romanian

Recommended Age: 5+

After the wonderful musical supervision composer J. Strauss has himself signed for the absolute premiee from 5 April 1874, the operetta “The Bat” would further trigger humour and an unparalleled joie de vivre with every new performance. Tha charm of the vienese composer was highly appreciated by some of his contemporary composers, such as Johannes Brahms, whom is believed to having attended each and every performance of the operetta and Gustav Mahler has also brought distinction and complimented Strauss’ waltzes, in which he saw an “enchanting uniqueness and inventiveness”.

Once we enter the story of the operetta, the sumptuous masked ball comes to life and lights the Russian prince’s court, framing perfectly the racy encounters of the variously disguised characters: the rich bourgeois couple with marital problems, the wife’s maid and her demanding sisters, a talkative and righteous jailer. They all proceed in a humorous, symbolical journey, which starts in the dance saloon and ends in prison, and which provides various opportunities for farce and humour, but also for sincere emotions and a surprisingly realistic perspective upon life, scattered with abundant laughs and champagne.

“The Bat” is definitely the most beloved, lively and eagerly-awaited performance that heralds each New Year’s Eve. J. Strauss-son’s creation has been enjoyed for decades as a New Year’s lyric tradition, in opera theatres all over the world, and brings the same joy every time, the same electrifying and jocular atmosphere, in an enchanting, unforgettable performance!

The performance has two breaks and ends around 10.15 p.m.

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