Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus Overture

Title : Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus Overture

From Wikipedia,
Die Fledermaus (in English: The Bat;' in French: La Chauve-souris') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée.

The original source for Die Fledermaus is a farce by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix (1811--1873), Das Gefängnis (The Prison). Another source is a French vaudeville play, Le réveillon, by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This was first translated by Carl Haffner into a non-musical play to be produced in Vienna. However, the peculiarly French custom of the réveillon (a midnight supper party) caused problems, which were solved by the decision to adapt the play as a libretto for Johann Strauss, with the réveillon replaced by a Viennese ball. At this point Haffner's translation was handed over for adaptation to Richard Genée, who subsequently claimed not only that he had made a fresh translation from scratch but that he had never even met Haffner.

The operetta premièred on April 5, 1874 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria and has been part of the regular operetta repertoire ever since. It currently appears as number 19 on Opera America's list of the 20 most-performed operatic works in North America.

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[TheNeWDistric]

Tom and Jerry Hollywood Bowl Music

[ILOVECLASSICALify]

Die Fledermaus had 7 parts.

1.1 introduction

1.2 Bruderlein und Schwesterlein

1.3 Mein Herr, was dachten Sie von mir

1.4 Im Feuerstrom der Reben

1.5 Mein Herr Marquis

1.6 Trinke, Liebchen

1.7 Finale

This Overture is 1.1

[wereno3]

Thank you for posting this! Such a delightful overture.

[Mackan272]

8:08 SWANDIVE

[ThinkOriginalThought]

If you don't like Strauss, you don't like music.

"It's too slow for me, it's not Tchaikovsky 4 wahhh wahhh"

Stop. Strauss is meant to be enjoyed in a living room by a fireplace, while stroking your dog and smoking a pipe, all while wearing a velvet robe.

[ILOVECLASSICALify]

I completely agree. Strauss is to enjoy. That is if you understand the music. My uncle was saying "I spent 5 hours listening to Mahler, then it clicked."

[19andoverlol]

I don't think it really matters who brought you here. The point is that you're here, enjoying Strauss with the rest of us!

[SaeraLikesTea]

I have a less than a month to learn the entire opera.

OH My Gosh.

[INSANEMETALHEAD100]

@Volcanoclaw It brought me here too but im looking for the one where Arby is fighting Kylie

[OwlHour]

@juliaengbersen1995

id love to see what you consider "rock"

[juliaengbersen1995]

Haha, I'm 16 years old. I loooove rock and hardstyle, dubstep whatever.. I know that a lot of people who are my age don't like this music.. but i do!