Strauss’s peak February 9, 2007
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Strauss’s work is set in Vienna in 1874, a time when the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s capital city had sunk into economic crisis. Working at his artistic peak, Strauss captured the city and region’s troubled spirit and manifested it superbly in this vibrant operetta. It premiered on April 5, 1874, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
Infidelity, economic hardships and crime are incorporated into the story of “Die Fledermaus” set at a Royal party where proceedings and mix-ups take place behind Carnival masks.
The original source for “Die Fledermaus” was a farce by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix, “Das Gefangnis” (The Prison). Another source is a French Vaudeville play, “Le Reveillon,” by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy.
Cast members for the Thessaloniki Opera’s production include Sophia Voyiatzoglou and Alexandra Matheodaki, who will alternate in the role of Rosalinde over the operetta’s eight-night run; Costis Rasidakis and Giorgos Panayiotidis will alternate as Gabriel von Eisenstein; Ilias Rodis and Nikos Karagiaouris as Frank; Paul Zachariadis and Nikos Spanos as Prinz Orlofsky; and Constantinos Stavridis and Panayiotis Maniatis as Alfred.
