Die Fledermaus
The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!
Cast
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Lída Baarová
Played Maria Weigel / Rosal…
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Hans Söhnker
Played Kammersänger Hans We…
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Friedl Czepa
Played Hanni / Adele
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Jola Jobst
Played Berta / Ida
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Georg Alexander
Played Staatsanwalt Wentin …
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Robert Dorsay
Played Chauffeur Franz / Al…
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Hans Moser
Played Hans Moser
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Harald Paulsen
Played Rechtsanwalt Dr. Rom…
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Karl Stepanek
Played Attaché Baranoff / O…
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Hans Stiebner
Played Kapellmeister
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Otto Graf
Played Rundfunkreporter
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Albert Ihle
Played Präsident
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Arthur Kistenmacher
Played Polizist
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Erwin Werner
Played Bühnenarbeiter
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