Difference between revisions of "Die Fledermaus"
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The original source for ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' is ''[[Das Gefängnis]]'' (The Prison), a farce by German playwright [[Roderich Benedix]]. | The original source for ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' is ''[[Das Gefängnis]]'' (The Prison), a farce by German playwright [[Roderich Benedix]]. | ||
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| + | The operetta premiered in 1874. | ||
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| + | For more on the operetta and its hsitory, see for example the Wikipedia entry on it at '''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Fledermaus''' | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 14 June 2023
Die Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.
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The original text
The original source for Die Fledermaus is Das Gefängnis (The Prison), a farce by German playwright Roderich Benedix.
The operetta premiered in 1874.
For more on the operetta and its hsitory, see for example the Wikipedia entry on it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Fledermaus
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1981: Staged in English by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1981.
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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