At The Opera, Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus (The Bat), December 31, 2016
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Die Fledermaus (The Bat, sometimes called The Revenge of the Bat) is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. World premiere: Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 1874.Met premiere: February 16, 1905. The supreme example of Viennese operetta, Die Fledermaus both defines and transcends that genre. Its story centers on a magnificent masked ball, given by a Russian prince, that brings together all the main characters in various disguises. The three-act journey from boudoir to ballroom to jail provides ample opportunities for farce and humor, but also for genuine human emotion and a surprisingly realistic view of urban life.
1960 London recording
Herbert von Karajan - conductor
8:00 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
8:09 p.m.
various
Johann Stauss Jr.
Die Fledermaus Gala
Vienna Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
11:04 p.m.
Jon Vickers
Wagner
Die Walkure: Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond -
11:08 p.m.
Wagner
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: Morgenlich Leuchtend - Rene Kollo/Norman Bailey
Rene Kollo/Norman Bailey
11:15 p.m.
Fritz Wunderlich
various
The Christmas Album Selections
11:30 p.m.
Birgit Nilsson
Richard Wagner
Gotterdammerung: Fliegt heim, ihr Raben! Immolation Scene
Vienna Philharmonic; Sir Georg Solti, conductor Birgit Nilsson
11:44 p.m.
Luciano Pavarotti/John Alldis Chor
Puccini
Turandot: Nessun Dorma! -
Luciano Pavarotti/John Alldis Chor
11:47 p.m.
Di Capua
'O Sole Mio -
Luciano Pavarotti
11:51 p.m.
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Parlami D'Amore, Mariu
London Symphony; Zubin Mehta, conductor Giuseppe Di Stefano
11:54 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo sinfonico
Opera Italiana d'Olanda; Pietro Mascagni, conductor
