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[Met Performance] CID:158150
Die Fledermaus
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, November 30, 1951
Debut : Jack Mann, Kip Good
In English
Die Fledermaus (42)
Johann Strauss II | Karl Haffner/Richard Gen?e
Translation by Dietz, Kanin
Die Fledermaus received nine performances this season.
Review 1:
Review of Miles Kastendieck in the N. Y. Journal-American
?Fledermaus? Wins Again
Metropolitan Opera is light-hearted and gay now that ?Fledermaus? is back. It conquered all over again last night. A hit last season, it can be another one this season. The capacity audience on hand to greet it fell under its spell willingly.
In several ways the performance is better. For one thing, Eugene Ormandy has loosened up. There is much more lilt to his musicianly direction of the score than before. The music moves more beguilingly.
For another, the production has acquired another star besides Patrice Munsel in Hilde Gueden.
She not only plays and sings Rosalinda charmingly, she gives the finest musical account of the famous Czardas yet heard in this revival.
Her voice sounds a little light but her interpretation is both stylish and captivating.
To Blanche Thebom has fallen the role of Prince Orlofsky and she impersonates him handsomely. The ballet led by Maria Karnivola and Socrates Birsky has improved noticeably. Jack Munn in his debut as Frosch carries on the Broadway tradition effectively.
Indeed, this freshened-up performance has more of a Broadway touch. The comedy has been stepped up. All it now needs is to have the singers enunciate more clearly. The sprightly text of Kanin and Dietz was more obscured than it should have been.
Charles Kullman repeated his success as Eisenstein and John Brownlee as Dr. Falke. Brian Sullivan pushed his voice too much as Alfred. Clifford Harvout did a good job as the jailer and Paul Frank as Dr. Blind.
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Die Fledermaus
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, November 30, 1951
Debut : Jack Mann, Kip Good
In English
Die Fledermaus (42)
Johann Strauss II | Karl Haffner/Richard Gen?e
- Rosalinde
- Hilde G?den
- Eisenstein
- Charles Kullman
- Adele
- Patrice Munsel
- Alfred
- Brian Sullivan
- Prince Orlofsky
- Blanche Thebom
- Dr. Falke
- John Brownlee
- Dr. Blind
- Paul Franke
- Frank
- Clifford Harvuot
- Ida
- Maria Karnilova
- Frosch
- Jack Mann [Debut]
- Dance
- Maria Karnilova
- Dance
- Socrates Birsky
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
- Director
- Garson Kanin
- Designer
- Rolf G?rard
- Choreographer
- Zachary Solov
- Stage Director
- Kip Good [Debut]
Translation by Dietz, Kanin
Die Fledermaus received nine performances this season.
Review 1:
Review of Miles Kastendieck in the N. Y. Journal-American
?Fledermaus? Wins Again
Metropolitan Opera is light-hearted and gay now that ?Fledermaus? is back. It conquered all over again last night. A hit last season, it can be another one this season. The capacity audience on hand to greet it fell under its spell willingly.
In several ways the performance is better. For one thing, Eugene Ormandy has loosened up. There is much more lilt to his musicianly direction of the score than before. The music moves more beguilingly.
For another, the production has acquired another star besides Patrice Munsel in Hilde Gueden.
She not only plays and sings Rosalinda charmingly, she gives the finest musical account of the famous Czardas yet heard in this revival.
Her voice sounds a little light but her interpretation is both stylish and captivating.
To Blanche Thebom has fallen the role of Prince Orlofsky and she impersonates him handsomely. The ballet led by Maria Karnivola and Socrates Birsky has improved noticeably. Jack Munn in his debut as Frosch carries on the Broadway tradition effectively.
Indeed, this freshened-up performance has more of a Broadway touch. The comedy has been stepped up. All it now needs is to have the singers enunciate more clearly. The sprightly text of Kanin and Dietz was more obscured than it should have been.
Charles Kullman repeated his success as Eisenstein and John Brownlee as Dr. Falke. Brian Sullivan pushed his voice too much as Alfred. Clifford Harvout did a good job as the jailer and Paul Frank as Dr. Blind.
Search by season: 1951-52
Search by title: Die Fledermaus,
Met careers
- Eugene Ormandy [Conductor]
- Hilde G?den [Rosalinde]
- Charles Kullman [Eisenstein]
- Patrice Munsel [Adele]
- Brian Sullivan [Alfred]
- Blanche Thebom [Prince Orlofsky]
- John Brownlee [Dr. Falke]
- Paul Franke [Dr. Blind]
- Clifford Harvuot [Frank]
- Maria Karnilova [Ida]
- Jack Mann [Frosch]
- Maria Karnilova [Dance]
- Socrates Birsky [Dance]
- Garson Kanin [Director]
- Kip Good [Stage Director]
- Rolf G?rard [Designer]
- Zachary Solov [Choreographer]