Sparkling tunes from the "waltz king" enchant in this irresistibleand glamorous comedy.
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Excerpt from Die Fledermaus, Deutsche Grammophon 457 7652.Orchestra and Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera, CarlosKleiber, conductor. Hermann Prey, Julia Varady, Lucia Popp,Ivan Rebroff, René Kollo, Bernd Weikl.
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Before serving his short prison term, Gabriel von Eisenstein decides to attend Prince Orlofsky’s ball. There, he is ensnared in a screwball plot of elaborate revenge, disguises, mistaken identity and spouses pushing the boundaries of each other’s fidelity. Amidst all the gaiety, this exquisite entertainment poses larger questions about a society dancing on the edge of ruin.
Our brand new production conjures a fantasy world of madcap lunacy and bubbling champagne in elegant, early 20th-century Vienna.
On stage at the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 35 minutes including one intermission. Sung in German with English SURTITLES™.
Conductor: Johannes Debus Director: Christopher Alden Set Designer: Allen Moyer Costume Designer: Constance Hoffman
Gabriel von Eisenstein: Michael Schade Rosalinde: Tamara Wilson Prince Orlofsky: Laura Tucker Adele: Ambur Braid / Mireille Asselin
New Canadian Opera Company Production.
(l – r) Mireille Asselin as Adele and Michael Schade as Gabriel von Eisenstein in the Canadian Opera Company’s new production of Die Fledermaus, 2012. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2012
Thumbnail: Mireille Asselin as Adele in the Canadian Opera Company’s new production of Die Fledermaus, 2012. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2012
This new COC production has been generously underwritten by the Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation.