Der Fledermaus The Bat
The New Years Eve 1983 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden performance conducted by Placido Domingo. Charles Aznavour makes a cameo appearance and Plácido Domingo directs. Kiri Te Kanawa - Rosalinde, Hildegarde Heichele - Adele, Herman Prey - Eisenstein, Doris Soffel - Prince Orlofsky.
In this Johann Strauss II operetta Te Kanawa, as Rosalinde, is wooed by an admirer as her husband, Gabriel von Eisenstein, is about to be imprisoned. But before he goes, a champagne-drenched ball and mistaken identity result in a comedy of errors.
Primary Title
- Der Fledermaus
Secondary Title
- The Bat
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 18 September 1988
Start Time
- 12 : 50
Finish Time
- 15 : 50
Duration
- 180:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- In this Johann Strauss II operetta Te Kanawa, as Rosalinde, is wooed by an admirer as her husband, Gabriel von Eisenstein, is about to be imprisoned. But before he goes, a champagne-drenched ball and mistaken identity result in a comedy of errors.
Episode Description
- The New Years Eve 1983 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden performance conducted by Placido Domingo. Charles Aznavour makes a cameo appearance and Plácido Domingo directs. Kiri Te Kanawa - Rosalinde, Hildegarde Heichele - Adele, Herman Prey - Eisenstein, Doris Soffel - Prince Orlofsky.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Italian
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Opera