Die Fledermaus

The Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Placido Domingo, appear in this traditional Viennese comedy - the best known and most loved operetta by the King of the waltz, Johann Strauss the younger. Sung in German, with libretto in German and English, but no subtitles. This version has Kiri Te Kanawa as Rosalinde, Hermann Prey as Eisenstein, Hildegard Heichele as Adele and Benjamin Luxon as Falke. Music is directed by Sir Colin Davis.

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Credits

co-producer

Leopold Lindtberg

Richard Gregson

director

Humphrey Burton

production company

Arts Intl

BBC-TV

Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Duration

03:00:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304594

Languages

English

German

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Foreign language films

Music & Performing Arts → Operas

Performance

Performance → Opera - Performance

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1984

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