Die Fledermaus

A new production from Bayerische Staatsoper, featuring Diana Damrau and Georg Nigl, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and staged by Barrie Kosky.

A new production from Bayerische Staatsoper, featuring Diana Damrau and Georg Nigl, and conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. Stage director Barrie Kosky comes up with a new look for the “operetta of all operettas” and focuses on its morbid side. The scene is Vienna, city of the golden operetta era, where Die Fledermaus celebrated its world premiere at the Theater an der Wien in 1874.

To take revenge on his friend Eisenstein, Dr Falke, alias the bat, orchestrates an elaborate charade with Prince Orlofsky. A marquis and a chevalier, a countess and budding artists meet here for a raucous party. Glasses clink, relationships are strained, there is loving, lying and dancing. They party ‘til the cows come home, always believing: “Happy are those who forget ...” The revenge of the bat becomes a nightmare for Gabriel von Eisenstein and many others. A society, an entire city dances towards the abyss.

"At the moment, there’s only one [director] who can pull off such an over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek, glitzy-glamorous evening. [...] Kosky can do it. A frenzy, as expected. [...] This performance was just what we needed." (merkur.de)

English title DIE FLEDERMAUS
Original title DIE FLEDERMAUS
Genre Operetta
Recording location Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
Recording date 28th and 31st of December 2023
Production year 2023
Duration approx. 160 min.
Video format 4K UHD
Production Company Bayerische Staatsoper, Naxos and ZDF
Co-Production Company In coproduction with NHK
Assoc. Prod. Company In cooperation with ARTE
Stage Director Barrie Kosky
TV Director Myriam Hoyer
Sets Rebecca Ringst
Light Design Joachim Klein
Distribution TV Naxos Audiovisual Division
Distribution homevideo / DVD Bayerische Staatsoper
Distribution VOD / SVOD Naxos Audiovisual Division
Distribution theatrical Naxos Audiovisual Division
Musical style Operetta
Composer Johann Strauss II
Orchestra / Band Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Conductor Vladimir Jurowski
Choir Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper
Choreography by Otto Pichler
Costumes Klaus Bruns
Soloist GABRIEL VON EISENSTEIN Georg Nigl
Soloist ROSALINDE Diana Damrau
Soloist ADELE Katharina Konradi
Soloist FRANK Martin Winkler
Soloist PRINCE ORLOFSKY Andrew Watts
Soloist DR. FALKE Markus Brück
Soloist DR. BLIND Kevin Conners
Soloist ALFRED Sean Panikkar
Soloist IDA Miriam Neumaier
Soloist FROSCH Max Pollak, Franz Josef Strohmeier, Danilo Brunetti, Giovanni Corrado, Deniz Doru, Oliver Petriglieri