The Bat

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The Bat is the English title of Johann Strauss II’s famous operetta "Die Fledermaus," a comic work known for its lively waltzes and farcical plot.

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instanceOf operetta
stage work
alsoKnownAs Die Fledermaus
basedOn French vaudeville play Le Réveillon
composer Johann Strauss II
countryOfOrigin Austria
firstPerformanceTheatre Theater an der Wien
genre comic operetta
operetta
hasCharacteristic farcical plot
lively waltzes
hasCulturalStatus popular New Year’s Eve stage work in Vienna
repertory staple of operetta companies
hasEnglishTitle The Bat
hasLibrettist Karl Haffner NERFINISHED
Richard Genée
hasOriginalTitle Die Fledermaus
hasSetting 19th century
Vienna
hasSubject bourgeois society
festivity and masquerade
marital fidelity
hasTheme disguise
mistaken identity
revenge prank
social satire
hasTitleInEnglish The Bat
hasWorkType comic work
isAmong most famous operettas by Johann Strauss II
languageOfWork German
musicalStyle Viennese waltz style
notableMusicalForm waltz
notableNumber "Brüderlein und Schwesterlein"
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben"
"Klänge der Heimat"
"Mein Herr Marquis"
numberOfActs 3
orchestrationStyle light orchestral texture
period Romantic era
premiereCity Vienna
premiereCountry Austria
premiereDate 1874-04-05
premierePlace Theater an der Wien
structure overture and three acts

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Proton Theatre hasProduction The Bat
The Bat hasTitleInEnglish The Bat
The Bat hasEnglishTitle The Bat