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Track 3: Die Fledermaus 31 12 74 Act Two part 7

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Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Operetta in three acts
Libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genee
Music by Johann Strauss II

Rosalinde: Gundula Janowitz, soprano
Adele: Carlo Malone, soprano
Prince Orlofsky: Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-soprano
Alfred: Waldemar Kmentt, tenor
Dr. Blind: Lorenz Fehenberger, tenor
Eisenstein: Eberhard Waechter, baritone
Dr. Falke: Wolfgang Brendel, baritone
Frank: Benno Kusche, baritone
Frosche: Otto Schenk, speaking role

Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
Otto Schenk, stage director

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from CRQ 548 CARLOS KLEIBER: THE ESSENTIAL LIVE OPERA RECORDINGS: J STRAUSS II: DIE FLEDERMAUS MUNICH 31 12 1974 VOL. 2, released January 16, 2023
A biography of Carlos Kleiber may be found at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kleiber

A progamme note for Die Fledermaus may be found at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Fledermaus

CRQ 547 and CRQ 548 - Carlos Kleiber conducts Die Fledermaus, Munich, 31 12 1974 Vols. 1 and 2 - are each priced at £4 to allow the set to be purchased for the same price as a single album: £8.

By a happy chance, I happened to be in Munich at the end of December 1974 and so was able to attend the final rehearsals for this new production of Die Fledermaus. The most striking aspect of it, apart from its overall excellence, was the conducting of Carlo Kleiber. It was immediately apparent that he took the musical direction of this operetta vey seriously indeed. He was very tough on the orchestra in particular. For instance at one point when rehearsing the opening chords of the Overture, he insisted with great vehemence on the orchestra playing with what he called 'a Ballo secco' - in other words the highly clipped and staccato playing required at the opening of the second act of Verdi's Un Ballo In Maschera. The overall result was amazing - Strauss's score came up newly minted and sounding better than ever.
David Patmore / CRQ Editions.

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