Die Fledermaus

An 1874 operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.

The original text
The original source for Die Fledermaus is Das Gefängnis (The Prison), a farce by German playwright Roderich Benedix.

Performance history in South Africa
Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1981.

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