Die Fledermaus
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After the Viennese premiere, the Fledermaus (the bat) conquered the world. It is one of the few operettas that are regularly performed at the major opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, the Scala Milan, the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House Convent Garden in London. John Cox directed this lavishly equipped production by Julia Trevelyan Oman initially in London in 1977. On New Year's Eve 1990, this staging offered the luxurious ambiance for the farewell to Joan Sutherland from her London audience. The singer had admired them since her first great success at this prestigious opera house in the fifties. The rushing feast in the second act reached its climax with its stormy cheered performance and the commitment of her friends and colleagues Luciano Pavarotti and Marilyn Horne, with whom she often stood together on the stage.
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Nancy Gustafson
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Judith Howarth
Adele
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Joan Sutherland
Party's Guest singer
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Marilyn Horne
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Gabriel von Eisenstein
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Bonaventura Bottone
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Richard Bonynge
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Anna Bolena
John Cox Director · Richard Genée Writer Karl Haffner Writer
First release December 31, 1990 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Pioneer, RM Arts
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BBC
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Pioneer
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RM Arts
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Royal Opera House
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United Kingdom
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 31, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
December 24, 1992 · TV
Germany
November 27, 2015 · Physical
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