Die Fledermaus
An Operetta by Johann Strauss II – in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva and Kiryat Motzkin
In cooperation with The Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) by Johann Strauss II - a spectacular Operetta production with more than 100 participants!
Featuring the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection Singers and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra - with guest stars from the world’s leading opera houses, a duo of virtuoso ballet dancers and The Jerusalem A-Capella Singers.
The Operetta will be performed:
At Kiryat-Motzkin Theater Hall (13.11)
Heichal HaTarbut Rishon LeZion (17.11)
Heichal HaTarbut Petah Tikva (19.11.25)
and at the Sherover Hall, Jerusalem Theater (22.11.25)
The beloved operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) by Johann Strauss II receives a fresh and lavish realization in the nimble hand of Stage Director Rosemarie Danziger and the idiom-sure baton of Maestro David Aronson. The extravagant, star-studded show brings together excellent operatic singing, brilliant comic acting, classical ballet, spectacular silhouette show, and many surprises! The authentic Viennese spirit, the beautiful flowing tunes sung by young stars alongside world-famous stars, reach their climax at Prince Orlofsky’s ball.
The prince treats his guests generously, offering a Champagne fountain flowing in abundance, gaming tables, and a lively dance floor. Amid all this light, spirited intoxication, Orlofsky offers his guests the finest entertainment: the Grand pas de deux from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” danced by world-class, award-winning dancers.
With all that opulence, the story remains a story of sly pranks, false identities, and infidelity, which never happened. But in operetta, as in operetta, there is always a happy ending and the Moral wins!
You are invited to take part in the feast. Feel free to be spellbound and swept off your feet!
The Operetta will be sung in the original German, and the dialogue will be spoken in English. There will be Hebrew and Russian titles.
The Hallelujah Festival takes place thanks to the encouragement and support of the Matanel Foundation
Artists
Rosalinde: Eugenia Dushina (soprano): Teatro Real, Madrid; Theatre Champs-Élysées; Seefestspiele Mörbisch, Austria; Soloturn Opera House, Switzerland; La Monnaie, Brussels.
Eisenstein: Martin Mairinger (tenor): Klagenfurt Opera (Austria); Lille Opera, France; Klosterneuburg Opera, Austria; Theater an der Wien, Vienna.
Falke: Oleh Lebedyev (baritone): Glyndebourne Festival; Semper Opera, Dresden; Essen Opera House; Köln Opera House.
Alfred: Maximilian Müller (tenor): The Vienna State Opera; Salzburg Festival; Opera Bonn, Germany.
Adele: Avigail Gurtler Har-Tuv (Soprano): The Israeli Opera.
Frank: Jinwook Namgoong (baritone): Seoul, Korea; Milano Opera Studio; Donizetti Festival, Bergamo; Greve-in Chianti Festival.
Dr. Blind: Alejo Ruiz: (tenor) Theater Muth, Vienna; Oper im Berg Festival, Salzburg.
Prince Orlofsky: Mala Weissberg (mezzo soprano): Köln Opera House; The New Opera of San Diego, California; Tafelmusik, Toronto.
Ida: Sivan Keren (soprano): The Israeli Opera.
Ivan/Frosch: Joel Landshut (comic actor)
Acrobat and actor: Tal Asher
Ballet
Prima Ballerina Shiori Fukuda
Principal Dancer Mstislav Arefyev