Die Fledermaus- Or, The Bat's Revenge February 20, 2011

Operetta by Johann Strauss II
Lynne Morrow, music director

Contemporary themes flavor Sonoma State University’s production of Die Fledermaus even as the original champagne-and-whipped-cream story shines through. How could it be otherwise with a libretto featuring cheating lovers who threaten marriages and mega-rich schemers who are dragged off to jail? The stuff of today’s gossip blogs is brought to bubbling life through Strauss’s melodies and a hilarious English translation from the Metropolitan Opera.