DIE FLEDERMAUS
(Die Fledermaus)
Operetta in three acts
By Johann Strauss Jr.
Based on the comedy farce "The Prison" ("Das Gefengnis") by Roderich Benedix
and the vaudevilles of Henri Mayak and Ludovic Alevi
"Le Reveillon" ("New Year's Night")
Original libretto by Carl Hafner and Richard Genet
Revised version by Max Reinhardt and texts from the libretto by Erdmann and Volpin
Translation by Pavel Spasov
Directing - Alexander Mutafchiyski
Year of the operetta's composition - 1874.
First performance - 05 April 1874, Theater An der Wien, Vienna - 145 years since the writing and first production of "The Bat"
First production in Bulgaria - 1919, Free Theatre - 100 years since the first production of The Bat in Bulgaria.
First performance at the State Opera - Ruse - 26.12.1965.
Director is Kosta Naumov, conductor - Iliya Temkov, set designer - Jacques Avdala, choreographer - Pavel Stoitsev and choirmaster is Atanas Dimitrov.
The new stage version of "The Bat" is the fifth production on the stage of the State Opera - Ruse.
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Directed by Alexander Mutafchiyski
Conductor:Dimitar Kosev
Set design: Evgenia Raeva
Costume designer: Yana Dvoretska
Choreographer: Vesela Vassileva
Choirmaster: Stelijana Dimitrova - Hernani
One of the most wonderful gifts that the troupe of the State Opera-Ruse will present to its fans and friends on the eve of the New Year is the premiere performance on December 29 of the new production of the operetta "The Bat", created by the celebrated Austrian composer Johann Strauss Jr. to the rhythm of Viennese ballroom dancing, which has the amazing ability to fill you with joy and cheerfulness from the very first chords of the overture, which sound like the thunder of champagne bottle corks and draw you into the dizzying plot of the work.
"The Bat" - this is a classic example of a dance operetta, singing the bright emotions, love passions and family peripeteia, revealed against the background of the wonderful melodies of the waltz, polka, chardash and quadrille. The musical work has always enjoyed the success and sympathy of fans of the operetta genre. The plot of "The Bat" is always relevant with the themes it presents to us - the eternal problems in marital relationships, love and jealousy, joy and disappointment. The spicy situation in which the main characters find themselves reveals to the audience a whole palette of emotions.
The melodramatic and comedic style of the operetta, masterfully combined with irony and subtle humour, is always easily perceived by the audience, and Strauss's beautiful music creates a feeling of festivity and happiness. Good luck!
Aleksander Mutafchiyski - director
