Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus

🎞️ Movie 177 min GB
โ˜… 8.7 /10 1983

Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate for the occasion--and this December 31, 1983, Covent Garden performance follows suit. An exceptional cast--led by Hermann Prey and Kiri Te Kanawa as the couple whose marriage survives the comic indiscretions of three long acts--obviously has as much fun as the audience. Plácido Domingo leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House through its paces with panache. Prince Orlofsky's Act II party is always a splendid opportunity to pull out all the stops with surprise "guests," and this performance makes the most of its chance: entering the proceedings to sing one of his tailor-made chansons, "She," is French crooner Charles Aznavour, who is followed by dancers Merle Park and Wayne Eagling, their delightful pas de deux flashily choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton.

Cast

Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiri Te Kanawa
Rosalinde
Hermann Prey
Hermann Prey
Gabriel von Eisenstein
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Dennis O'Neill
Alfred
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Hildegard Heichele
Adele
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Paul Crook
Dr. Blind
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Benjamin Luxon
Dr. Falke
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Michael Langdon
Colonel Frank
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Ingrid Baier
Ida
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Doris Soffel
Prince Orlofsky
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Richard Hazell
Ivan
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Paul Harding
Cinematographer