Die fledermaus
opera by Johann Strauss
Premiere: 22 June 2005
Main Stage
Johann Strauss
The Bat (Die Fledermaus)
Operetta in three acts
Libretto, based on Meilhac and Halévy, by Hafner and Genée
World premiere held in Vienna on 5 April 1874
Verse Adaptation Ildi Ivanyi
Translation of spoken dialogue Ana Zorana Brajović, Ivana Dragutinović, Dragan Stevović
Conductor Bojan Suđić
Director Plamen Kartalov, guest director
Set Designer Miodrag Tabački, guest designer
Costume Designer Olja Ivanjicki, guest designer
Choreographer Vladimir Logunov
Premiere Cast:
Gabriel von Eisenstein, rentier Aleksandar Dojković
Rosalinda, his wife Sanja Kerkez
Frank, a prison governor Miroslav Markovski
Prince Orlofsky Aleksandra Angelov
Alfred, a singing teacher Ljubomir Popović
Dr Falke, a notary Predrag Milovanović
Dr Blind, a lawyer Darko Đorđević
Adele, Rosalinda’s maid Dragana Tomić
Ida, Adele’s sister, ballet dancer Natalija Radić
Frosch, a prison guard Igor Đorđević
Guests at Orlofsky’s, servants, prisoners
Ballet Ensemble Olga Olćan, Milena Ivić, Ana Ivančević, Maša Tadić, Jovana Volf (Dragana Vujičić, Verica Stanojević, Ana Milić), Goran Stanić, Nebojša Stanković, Nikica Krluč, Duško Mihailović, Vladimir Panajotović, Željko Grozdanović (Ljubiša Peković, Mihajlo Stefanović, Miloš Kecman, Manuel Palazzo)
The action takes place in a resort near a large city.
Intermissions after Acts I and II.
Featuring the Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera of the National Theatre.
Assistant Conductors Ana Zorana Brajović, Đorđe Stanković
Assistant Director Ivana Dragutinović
Chorus Master Đorđe Pavlović
Concertmasters Iskra Uzelac, Edit Makedonska
Music Associates Nada Matijević, Đorđe Stanković, Srđan Jaraković
Assistant Costume Designers Nevenka Milosavljević, Branka Bondžić Đuričić
Stage Managers Branislava Pljaskić Ristić, Mirjana Goločevac
Prompters Silvija Pec, Biljana Manojlović
Organiser Maša Milanović Minić
Project Coordinator Vanja Kosanić
Make-up Technician Dragoljub Jeremić
Lighting Technician Miodrag Milivojević
Stage Technician Dimitrije Radinović
Sound Technician Nenad Kostić
Head Props Master Dejan Janković
Head Wardrobe Supervisor Vera Mekić, Jugoslav Purić
The set was made in the workshops of the National Theatre under the direction of Željko Rudić.
The costumes were made in the workshops of the National Theatre under the direction of costume makers Ljiljana Kostić and Božidar Zarić.
Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes
