The Bat
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The Bat is the English title of Johann Strauss II’s famous operetta "Die Fledermaus," a comic work known for its lively waltzes and farcical plot.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operetta
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Die Fledermaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | French vaudeville play Le Réveillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Strauss II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Theater an der Wien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic operetta
ⓘ
operetta ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
farcical plot
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lively waltzes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
popular New Year’s Eve stage work in Vienna
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repertory staple of operetta companies ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Bat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLibrettist |
Karl Haffner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Genée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Die Fledermaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
19th century
ⓘ
Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bourgeois society
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festivity and masquerade ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disguise
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mistaken identity ⓘ revenge prank ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Bat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | comic work ⓘ |
| isAmong | most famous operettas by Johann Strauss II ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Viennese waltz style ⓘ |
| notableMusicalForm | waltz ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
"Brüderlein und Schwesterlein"
ⓘ
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" ⓘ "Klänge der Heimat" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Mein Herr Marquis" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | light orchestral texture ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1874-04-05 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Theater an der Wien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | overture and three acts ⓘ |
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