 Event |
Die Fledermaus
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| Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre (1962-1977 & 1988-), Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
24 October 2017 |
| Last Date |
25 October 2017 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Revenge is a dish best served cold, so they say, but rarely has it been this funny! Following a sold out season in the Opera Studio in 2016, David Lampard’s sparkling production of Strauss’s immortal operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) makes its mainstage debut in Her Majesty’s Theatre. Set in modern times on the east coast of the USA, it’s a tale of the rich and idle behaving very badly. Dr Falke wants revenge against his ‘friend’ Gabriel von Eisenstein, for a party stunt that left Falke red faced and underdressed, and so he hatches a plot. The rather wealthy Eisenstein has also been misbehavi |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Germany
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The names of the orchestral players and chorus are listed in the programme.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
University of Adelaide BSL Special Collections, Theatre Collection |
| Web |
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| Event Identifier
| 133013 |
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