Overture by johann strauss ii and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It is based on johann strauss ii s 1874 work of the same name. Letuchaya mysh is a 1979 soviet twopart operetta film directed by yan frid. Kiri te kanawa, edita gruberova, olaf bar, brigitte fassbaender, wolfgang brendel, johann strauss ii, andre previn, vienna philharmonic orchestra, vienna state opera chorus j. Sohn, was an austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. This page was last edited on 5 december 2019, at 11.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This performance is conducted by clemens krauss, a master of the genre, with the vienna philharmonic orchestra and chorus of the vienna state opera. Once conceived as an attempt to creatively outgrow the dancehall, the operetta was a huge success from the outset and still enchants audiences today with its unmistakably viennese mix of comedy and. Sohn, son of johann strauss i, was an austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. Bruckner orchester linz, peter guth the essence of. The madcap action on the outskirts of romantic old vienna is headed by susanna phillips as rosalinde, who is determined to teach her philandering husband toby spence as eisenstein a lesson, even while she is being pursued by her former beau, the operatic tenor alfred dimitri pittas.
The production that was first presented in 2014 at the olympia theatre. Buy clemens krausss album titled johann strauss ii. The legend for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Bruckner orchester linz, peter guth the essence of viennese music 2004 2.
It is the bestknown stage work by strauss, whose fame rested mainly on his ballroom dance pieces. Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the johann strauss. An opera by any other name huntington theatre company. Johann strauss ii or johann strauss the younger, or johann strauss jr. Johann strauss ii october 25, 1825 june 3, 1899, also known as johann baptist strauss or johann strauss, jr. Following the universal success of his dance music, austrias. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Adaptation for amateur performance by phil park and ronald hanmer. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. Waldmeister woodruff is an operetta written by johann strauss ii to a libretto by gustav davis. Vladimir jurowski, pamela armstrong, thomas allen, lyubov petrova, malena ernman, hakan hagegard. Use our search for soundclips, synopses, roles, recommended recordings, librettists, news. The great mezzosoprano rise stevens sings the role of prince orlofsky and in spite of her age at the time she pulls it off with charm and with the humor the role requires.
Karajan, schwarzkopf, gedda, johann strauss ii johann strauss ii. The piece was based on a popular french vaudeville comedy, its action tidied up for the supposedly moreelevated tastes of viennese audiences. The first was made a full century ago in 1907 and the second was a fine performance under the baton of clemens krauss in 1950. So said french composer jacques offenbach to his austrian counterpart, at a. It is a great classic comedy, built on classic comic devices such as disguise, intrigue, and mistaken identity, as the characters continue to. The bat operetta by the austrian composer johann strauss the younger german libretto by carl or karl haffner and richard genee that premiered in vienna on april 5, 1874. So said french composer jacques offenbach to his austrian counterpart, at a time when strauss was more known for writing shortform dances. October 25, 1825 june 3, 1899 was an austrian and german composer known especially for his waltzes, such as the blue danube. Included in the study guide is a synopsis, information about. Notes reproduced from a copyists manuscript, extracted from the cranz opera full score. Once conceived as an attempt to creatively outgrow the dancehall, the operetta was a huge success from the outset and still enchants audiences today with its unmistakably viennese mix of comedy and sophistication and its uplifting waltz rhythms. The younger johann strauss s eternally popular comedy gains new charm in this englishlanguage performance. The viennese banker heinrich eisenstein has committed a minor offense for which he must go to jail. Jan 02, 2010 from the new years day concert 2010 in vienna.
Overture, performed by slovak radio symphony orchestra. He eventually gave the work to the theaters conductor, richard genee and johann strauss, jr. Famous new zealand soprano kiri te kanawa is featured in this glittering covent garden opera production of johann strauss masterpiece. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.