Organization

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Conductor

Alexander Joel

Chorus master

Jan Schweiger

Singer

Tenor

Christoph Strehl

Gabriel of Eisenstein

Soprano

Caterina Marchesini

Rosalinde

Sarah Yang

David Kerber

Alfred

Baritone

Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger

Doctor Falke

Maxime Melnik

Doctor Blind

Kris Belligh

Frank

Mezzo-soprano

Lotte Verstaen

Prince Orlofsky

Actor

Ewout Lehoucq

Tania Van der Sanden

Stage director

Tom Goossens

Maria Chabounia

Others

Choeur Opéra Vlaanderen

Orchestra

Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

German

Die Fledermaus -  (The Bat)

Ghent

Belgium

Opera Gent (Operagebouw)

Antwerp

Opera Antwerp

Die Fledermaus Strauss II,J

Public

The Bat

Dutch

English

Approved

Czardas - Die Fledermaus

When the Wiener Philharmoniker’s New Year’s concert is on the telly, the dancing kicks off in many a living room to the festive music of Johann Strauss II. Everyone succumbs to the infectious and masterfully orchestrated melodies of the ‘Waltz King’. Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will perform his most famous operetta Die Fledermaus in concert form.

Like a fly on the wall, you follow how Dr. Falke takes revenge on his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein by playing a prank on him. During a grand party at Prince Orlofsky’s, his cunning

plan comes into effect and the plot thickens. To great hilarity, the misunderstandings pile up and the masks fall off. ‘You see, the champagne was to blame for it all!’, the hungover characters realise at the end of the operetta, in which Strauss pokes fun at the Viennese bourgeoisie of the 19th century. Director Tom Goossens brings the humorous story to life in a semi-staged version. Die Fledermaus will deliver a bang as festive as a bottle of champagne on New Year’s Day.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble