Die Fledermaus

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Die Fledermaus ("The bat") is a famous comic operetta in 3 acts composed by Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)[1], to a German libretto by Karl Haffner (1804-1876)[2] and Richard Genée (1823–1895) [3]

The original text

The original source for Die Fledermaus is Das Gefängnis ("The Prison"), a farce by German playwright Roderich Benedix (1811-1873)[4], that had premiered in 1851.

The Strauss operetta had its premier on 5 April 1874 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna and has been part of the regular international operetta repertoire ever since.

For more on the origins, versions and history of the operetta, see for example the Wikipedia entry on it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Fledermaus

Translations and adaptations

Most often performed in the original German, it was first sung in English at London's Alhambra Theatre on 18 December 1876.


Performance history in South Africa

1981: Staged in English by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1981.

Sources

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