DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss II – Croatian National Theatre Zagreb

The most brilliant of Austrian operettas takes us to the outskirts of romantic Old Vienna. It’s New Year Eve and we are in the company of Rosalinde, who is determined to teach her philandering husband Eisenstein a lesson, even while she is being pursued by her former beau, the operatic tenor Alfred. At the centre of the action is the extremely wealthy, eternally bored Prince Orlofsky, whose lavish masked ball brings everything to a most delicious boil. But what if the whole plot has been a cunning plan masterminded by someone just to get back at Eisenstein? Die Fledermaus, Johann Strauss II’s comic operetta in three acts which premiered in 1874, has become a synonym of the operetta genre. In only six years, the operetta was staged in more than 170 theatres in the German-speaking regions and, by the 1890s, was performed all over the world. The libretto was written by Richard Genée and Karl Haffner after the burlesque The Prison by Julius Roderich Benedix and vaudeville piece Le Révellion by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Die Fledermaus nonetheless keeps all the orchestral and vocal features of a comic opera from the time of Mozart and Rossini. OperaVision travels to Zagreb for a live performance, as staged during the festive season in theatres around the globe. Sung in Croatian, this production is conducted by Srba Dinić and directed by Krešimir Dolenčić. Full performance streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 9 January 2024 at 19:30 CET and available until 9 July 2024 at 12:00 CET: CAST Gabriel von Eisenstein Domagoj Dorotić Rosalinde von Eisenstein Valentina Fijačko Kobić Adele Marija Kuhar Šoša Dr. Falke Ljubomir Puškarić Alfred Roko Radovan Orlofsky Emilia Rukavina Frank Ozren Bilušić Dr. Blind Ivo Gamulin Ida Josipa Bilić Johann Strauß ml. Drew Jackson Pratnja Orlofskog Dominik Čičak Tomislav Dunđer Lorenzo Raušević Konobari Siniša Bosnar Vladimir Knežević Orchestra Croatian National Theatre Zagreb Orchestra Chorus Croatian National Theatre Zagreb Chorus Music Johann Strauss II Text Richard Genée and Karl Haffner Conductor Srba Dinić Director Krešimir Dolenčić Sets Stefano Katunar Costume Alan Hranitelj Choreography Leo Mujić Lights Deni Šesnić Chorus Master Luka Vukšić Assistant Director Kristina Grubiša Associate costume designer Petra Pavičić Assistant sets Aleksandra Vukićević Ballet master Andrej Barbanov OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision. @operavision