Die Fledermaus (Saint-Petersburg Opera Theatre, opera)
Die Fledermaus (Saint-Petersburg Opera Theatre, opera)
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| Ticket price: Tickets available by request Genre: Opera
| Age restriction: 16+ | Length: 3 hour 20 minutes | Opening night: April, 5, 1874
Credits
Music: Johann Strauss Libretto: Nikolai Erdmann Mikhail Volpin (Russian version) Production: Yuri Alexandrov Conductors: Robert Luter Maxim Valkov Set and Costume Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev Lighting Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev Directors: Tatyana Karpacheva Natalia Chernikova Darya Modzalevskaya Musical Preparation: Nina Zhukovskaya Chorus Master: Maria Gergel Choreographer: Irina Sharonova
Description
"Die Fledermaus" directed by Yuri Alexandrov has won the hearts of the viewers becoming one of the best productions of the company. It is not only Vienna, but also its people, all these party-goers, that transform in anticipation of the carnival night at Prince Orlovskyi’s mansion. In order to stay alone with Rosalinde, Alfred, who is in love with her, gives her maid a ticket to masquerade. But for Adele, who dreams of becoming an actress, it is the only chance to prove that she was born for the drama scene. Eisenstein, who faces a prison term for a bad shot while hunting, manages to delay the punishment, so he goes to the party, too. His wife, gentle Rosalinde, realizing that her husband is cheating on her, transforms into a passionate lady and also appears at the masquerade. Charming the loving Alfred as well as all Vienna men, she makes her own husband fall in love with her. This performance has been awarded with Gold spotlights, the highest drama award of St. Petersburg in 2012-2013 season as the Best operetta Performance.