Die Fledermaus
DURATION: 2.5 hrs
INTERMISSION: 2
HALL: Wilfrid-Pelletier
LOCATION: Place des Arts
PREOPERA: 6:30 pm
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Synopsis
Strauss II
Die Fledermaus
The prince of Quebec tenors, Marc Hervieux, heads a cast made up entirely of Canadians for this masterpiece by Johann Strauss II, the undisputed master of Viennese operetta. Stage director Oriol Tomas transposes the setting to Montreal in the 1930s… Chic Westmount mansions, nightclubs, a surprise appearance by a star…
SYNOPSIS
Sentenced to spend a few days in jail, Gabriel decides to postpone his punishment by first stopping in at Prince Orlovsky’s ball. At the party, he makes eyes at a mysterious Hungarian countess, who is actually his own wife in disguise. Everyone lies, everyone dances… but no matter, as there is only one guilty party: the champagne!
- Operetta in 3 acts
- Libretto: Carl Haffner & Richard Genée after Le réveillon by Meilhac & Halévy
- Premiere: Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 5 April 1874
- Sung mainly in French with dialogues and surtitles in English and French
- Production: Opéra de Montréal (original by Opera Australia)
Last OdM Production : may 1993
Composer
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Johann Strauss II
The Waltz King—never has a composer been given a more appropriate nickname! It would be impossible to list all of the dances—waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, galops, marches, etc.—in his catalogue. Not to mention his many operettas, which brought him much success. Johann Strauss II shared a name with his father, who had formed a very popular dance orchestra in Vienna.
Cast
Gabriel Marc Hervieux / Rosaline Caroline Bleau / Adèle Marianne Lambert / Falke Dominique Côté / Frank Alexandre Sylvestre / Alfred Thomas Macleay / Prince Orlofsky Emma Parkinson / Frosch Martin Drainville / Blind Aaron Ferguson / Ida Jonathan Bédard / Surprise Guest Chantale Nurse / Conductor Timothy Vernon / Director Oriol Tomas / Choreographer Noëlle-Émilie Desbiens / Set Designer Richard Roberts / Costume Designer Angus Strathie / Lighting Designer Anne-Catherine Simard-Deraspe / Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal / Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
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Jonathan Bédard (Canada) -
Marc Hervieux (Canada) -
Caroline Bleau (Canada) -
Marianne Lambert (Canada) -
Thomas Macleay (Canada) -
Alexandre Sylvestre (Canada) -
Emma Parkinson (Canada) -
Martin Drainville (Canada) -
Aaron Ferguson (Canada) -
Timothy Vernon (Canada) -
Oriol Tomas (Canada) -
Richard Roberts (Australia) -
Angus Strathie (AUSTRALIA) -
Dominique Côté (Canada) -
Chantale Nurse (Canada) -
Anne-Catherine Simard-Deraspe (Canada)
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- 17 january 2013, 7 pm – Grande Bibliothèque (In French)
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PreOpera
A dynamic and “user-friendly” introduction to the performance. Hosted by musicologist Pierre Vachon, this get-together is like a journey into the heart of the work’s music and history, its libretto and its symbols, the production’s artists, etc.
- Language: in French with brief summary in English.
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Place: Piano Nobile, salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
- Time: 6:30 pm
- Cost: Free for subscribers ; $5 for general public
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