The Bat (Strauss,J) by Strauss II, Od (2020/2020), Režija: Grant Preisser,, Dirigent Jorge Parodi, Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, United States

Opera Orlando celebrates its fifth anniversary season with a musical extravaganza like no other, Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus: The Revenge of the Bat onstage at Walt Disney Theater. It is a party not to be missed. The action revolves around Eisenstein’s long time friend Falke exacting revenge upon Eisenstein for a prank played upon Falke many years prior which left Falke stranded in the center of the town square, in a bat costume, drunk, and utterly humiliated, hence, “The Revenge of the Bat.” Falke’s intricate plan of getting back at his best friend involves a masquerade ball hosted by the eccentric Prince Orlofsky, multiple disguises for almost all of the cast, and magnum bottles of champagne galore.