Die Fledermaus (1874) is the ultimate Viennese operetta, composed by Johann Strauss Jr., the most famous member of the Strauss Waltz Dynasty. Once conceived as an attempt to creatively outgrow the dance-hall, the operetta was a huge success from the outset and still enchants audiences today with its unmistakably Viennese mix of comedy and sophistication and its uplifting waltz rhythms. This live recording is imbued with a specifically Viennese charm thanks to the inclusion of dialogues written by tenor Nikolai Schukoff, who also sings the role of Eisenstein.
Schukoff teams up with a cast of specialist singers with a rich experience on the operatic and operetta stage, including Laura Aikin (Rosalinde), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Frank), Elisabeth Kulman (Prinz Orlofsky), Christian Elsner (Alfred), Matthias Hausmann (Dr. Falke), Alexander Kaimbacher (Dr. Blind), Annika Gerhards (Adele), Alice Waginger (Ida) and Kurt Rydl (Frosch). These soloists are accompanied by the WDR Rundfunkchor, NDR Radiophilharmonie and Maestro Lawrence Foster. Orchestra and conductor both have a vast PENTATONE discography, including a recording of Johann Strauss Jr.’s Der Zigeunerbaron (2016).
Tracklist:
1. Die Fledermaus: Overture (Live) 08:26
2. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Täubchen, das entflattert ist (Live) 03:26
3. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Ich muss auf das Fest! (Live) 01:09
4. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir (Live) 00:55
5. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Alfred, It Is You! (Live) 00:46
6. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Nein, mit solchen Advokaten (Live) 04:20
7. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Raus! Sie Rindvieh, Sie stotterndes! (Live) 03:03
8. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Komm mit mir zum Souper (Live) 03:33
9. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Did I Miss Something? (Live) 01:29
10. Die Fledermaus: Act I: So muß allein ich bleiben (Live) 03:59
11. Die Fledermaus: Act I: This Is Unbelievable… (Live) 00:39
12. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Trinke, Liebchen, trinke schnell (Live) 03:06
13. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Aufgepasst, Männer (Live) 02:21
14. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Mein Herr, was dächten Sie von mir (Live) 02:57
15. Die Fledermaus: Act I: Nein, nein, ich zweifle gar nicht mehr (Live) 03:42
16. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Ein Souper heut’ uns winkt (Live) 01:40
17. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Meine Damen und Herren (Live) 02:15
18. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein (Live) 03:06
19. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Ich trink ja schon (Live) 00:57
20. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Ach meine Herrn und Damen (Live) 01:14
21. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Mein Herr Marquis (Live) 03:37
22. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Hier, Hoheit, kommt die nächste Person (Live) 02:17
23. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Dieser Anstand, so manierlich (Live) 05:07
24. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Sehen sie dort, Prinz (Live) 00:57
25. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Klänge der Heimat (Live) 04:55
26. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Prikrassna! Liebe Gräfin (Live) 00:16
27. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Im Feuerstrom der Reben (Live) 02:30
28. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Herr Chevalier, ich grüße Sie! (Live) 05:29
29. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Herr Direktor?! Herr Direktor?! (Live) 01:21
30. Mephistopheles’ Song in Auerbach’s Cellar “The Song of the Flea” (Arr. I. Stravinsky for Voice & Orchestra) [Live] 03:15
31. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Otschin charscho (Live) 00:16
32. Die Fledermaus: Act II: Genug damit, genug (Live) 04:55
33. Die Fledermaus: Act III: Entr’acte (Live) 01:01
34. Die Fledermaus: Act III: So, da simma wieder (Live) 00:57
35. Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384, Act III: Ha, wie will ich triumphieren (Excerpt) [Live] 00:46
36. Die Fledermaus: Act III: Olga! Ida! (Live) 03:57
37. Die Fledermaus: Act III: Herr Direktor, der Eisenstein… (Live) 01:45
38. Die Fledermaus: Act III: Spiel’ ich die Unschuld vom Lande (Live) 04:48
39. Die Fledermaus: Act III: Herr Direktor, do Is scho wiadda a B’such! (Live) 03:02
40. Die Fledermaus: Act III: Ich stehe voll Zagen (Live) 08:00
41. Die Fledermaus: Act III: Ich werde Sie erschießen (Live) 00:38
42. Die Fledermaus: Act III: O Fledermaus, o Fledermaus (Live) 02:54
Personnel:
Laura Aikin, soprano (Rosalinde)
Jochen Schmeckenbecher, baritone (Frank)
Elisabeth Kulman, mezzo-soprano (Prinz Orlofsky)
Christian Elsner, tenor (Alfred)
Matthias Hausmann, baritone (Dr. Falke)
Alexander Kaimbacher, tenor (Dr. Blind)
Annika Gerhards, soprano (Adele)
Alice Waginger, soprano (Ida)
Kurt Rydl, bass (Frosch)
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Lawrence Foster, conductor
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