Die Fledermaus

Dr. Falke plots revenge against his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein for making him look like a fool in front of the whole of Vienna when dressed in a bat costume. Falke’s cunning plan plays out during a magnificent party organised by Prince Orlofsky, where things start to escalate quickly.

Barrie Kosky’s staging not only tells the story of a practical joke getting out of hand, it also reveals the dark side of the bourgeois Viennese society that is at the heart of Die Fledermaus. In a spectacular production – featuring show-stopping choreographies by Otto Pichler – Kosky endearingly presents us with a group of decadent people collectively waltzing their way to the abyss.

Charm and sentiment

It was a longstanding wish of chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti to show his lighter side. He has a great love of Viennese sentiment, the charm of operetta, and of swirling waltzes, and now, with this production, the Netherlands Philharmonic will sparkle in the orchestra pit under his baton.

Lorenzo Viotti and Barrie Kosky, who have previously collaborated on a three-year Puccini cycle, will delve into the world of operetta together with an ensemble of top-notch artists. With acclaimed mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti as Prince Orlofsky, soprano Hulkar Sabirova as a glorious Rosalinde, baritone Björn Bürger as a passionate Gabriel von Eisenstein and soprano Sydney Mancasola as a bubbly Adele, operetta fireworks are guaranteed. As Dr. Falke, audience favourite Thomas Oliemans will be setting all the events of the operetta in motion.