O Fledermaus, o Fledermaus - "Die Fledermaus" - Kiri Te Kanawa & Hermann Prey

[kerryincolumbus]

my GOD This takes me back over 30 years ago when Beverly Sills toured with this as part of her farewell performance and I had a VERY small part...what grand memories of such a great and IMMENSELY talented woman, thanks for posting this !

[Iatraviata69]

Orlovsly is Doris Soffel, isn't she?

[alex9920iasi]

great operetta ! One of my favorites operetta ! Who's the idiot one who disliked this ? 

[Pinxejas]

@alex9920iasi Someone tottaly idiot. Just a wild guess. ;)

[haveacorndog]

@WaoYouka07- He's not the stagehand, he's the jailor. Of course they're all drunk- the party didn't stop even after 6:00 in the morning! :)

[astyanax27]

Thank you for posting this - it evokes fond memories, this was on 31st December 1983 at Covent Garden - I had the great good fortune to be there in the audience, it was a great performance, and everybody was in a terrific mood !

[starcevicg]

Izuzetno. Mozda jedno od najboljih izvodjenja Slepog misa !

[WaoYouka07]

Haha, wonderful show!

...stupid question perhaps, but why is the stage hand tying everyone up? ^^

[Manndalayy]

That is his way of saying "party is over folks, get off the stage."

[strauss12345]

I think that the guy is tying them up to keep them in a straight line. =)

[WaoYouka07]

are they really that drunk?

[voltape]

Thank you, Ame, really thank you. I had been looking for it for a long time. It grew difficult for me because I dont know German - Good it has French subtitles!

[voltape]

I have watched Fledermaus: Prey-Te Kanawa and found very beautiful. In the first act there is a trio between the two ladies and Eisenstein, who is leaving. I have been trying to find it here but cannot - Is it in youtube, does anyone know what is that trio?

[strauss12345]

Kiri Te Kanawa is excellent at this song.

[strauss12345]

THIS WAS WONDERFUL! Did you notice Kiri Te Kanawa who played Rosalinde poured champagne on that poor stage person at about 2:28 ?

[MPearl8]

She is having a ball and enjoying the performance.

[strauss12345]

I know. I personally thought it was hysterical that she poured the champagne on the guy.

[strauss12345]

By the way, I might want to mention that she didn't pour it on the man walking by. She pretended to pour it on him and poured it near him. I thought that was funny. It would have been mean if she actually poured it on him.

[grinpisu]

Best production ever!

[Ethratian]

I think it's a very good production but in my opinion noone will ever beat Carlos Kleibers recordings

[grinpisu]

Regarding the music only, you are probably right, but as a show I think this production was the best: the artists were joking, drinking, enjoying the performance themselves more than ever!

[Ethratian]

I'm not sure. I haven't see Kleibers version because I own only the audio CD and although I'm a huge Hermann Prey fan I think that Eberhard Wächter is able to beat him as Eisenstein (for example).

But maybe you're right.