Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus
30 September – 6 November 2013
11 performances
Running time: 2hrs 35mins
New production

Johann Strauss II
Carl Haffner and Richard Genée

Johann Strauss’s classic operetta is a comic story of revenge, seduction and mistaken identity, centred on a high-society party thrown by Prince Orlofsky. Man-about-town Eisenstein is to be jailed, his wife is being seduced by an old flame, his friend Dr Falke has a plan to exact revenge for a past prank, and everybody wants to go to the party!

Light-hearted and colourful, yet sophisticated, this new production from Olivier Award-winning director Christopher Alden is re-imagined in an Art Deco-inspired fantasy world influenced by Freud and dream analysis. The staging offers the perfect complement to Viennese waltz-king Strauss’s sparkling melodies, including the joyous ‘Laughing Song’ and the memorable chorus in praise of champagne.

The cast includes ENO favourite Tom Randle as Eisenstein, ENO Harewood Artists Julia Sporsén (who returns to the company following her much-lauded performance in the title role of Julietta in 2012) and Rhian Lois, and Olivier Award-nominated baritone Andrew Shore. Award-winning Korean conductor Eun Sun Kim makes her ENO debut.

Pre-performance talk: Wed 9 Oct, 5.15pm-6pm, £5/£2.50 concs

Co-produced by ENO and the Canadian Opera Company

New production supported by Lord and Lady Laidlaw

Conductor Eun Sun Kim
Director Christopher Alden
Set Designer Allen Moyer
Costume Designer Constance Hoffman
Lighting Designer Paul Palazzo

Cast Includes
Gabriel von Eisenstein Tom Randle
Rosalinde Julia Sporsén
Frank Andrew Shore
Prince Orlofsky Jennifer Holloway
Alfred Edgaras Montvidas
Dr Falke Richard Burkhard
Adele Rhian Lois
Dr Blind Simon Butteriss