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Love, laughter and revenge - sweet revenge!

In a mischievous mix of mistaken identities and on-stage hijinks, Strauss' bewitching operetta features a cast of irresistable characters and musical favorites galore!

With one of opera's most popular overtures, seductive and grand ensembles, lilting waltzes, and luscious, longing duets, Die Fledermaus will have you dancing in the aisles!

UNIVERISTY THEATER

Tickets: $20 Adults/ $15 Seniors and Students

$100 benefit performance and dinner for April 18 performance.

Call (562) 985-7000 to purchase tickets.

 

Synopsis

Die Fledermaus or “The Revenge of the Bat”

Falke has been holding a grudge against his friend Eisenstein ever since the Carnival when, dressed as a bat (hence the title), he was left asleep by Eisenstein to find his way home in broad light wearing this unconventional costume. Falke’s revenge on Eisenstein is the underlying story of Die Fledermaus.

Act I

The Eisenstein home is filled with the serenade of Alfred, a former love of Rosalinde now married to Gabriel von Eisenstein. While Rosalinde listens wearily, Adele, her chambermaid enters reading an invitation to a ball from her sister Ida. She asks Rosalinde for the night off under the pretense that she needs to visit a sick aunt, but Rosalinde does not grant her request as she needs Adele’s help. Disheartened, Adele leaves and Alfred enters. He attempts to woo Rosalinde, but is rejected and sent away for making advances toward a married woman.

Eisenstein and Dr. Blind, his lawyer, then enter. The two have just come from court, where Dr. Blind's tactics have failed and Eisenstein has been sentenced to eight days in jail, instead of five, for assault. Eisenstein dismisses Blind, followed by Adele and Rosalinde who leave to gather old clothes for her husbands's stay in jail. As soon as they leave, Dr. Falke, Eisenstein's friend, arrives and suggests Eisenstein begin his jail term a day later and invites him to a masquerade ball. He also suggest his friend bring his chiming repeater watch to charm the women in attendance and take good memories of the night to jail with him. Eisenstein agrees and dresses appropriately for the occasion. Although, puzzled by her husband's choice of attire for his imprisonment, Rosalinde bids him farewell and grants Adele the night off and awaits Alfred's return. Alfred arrives and as the two reunite over a romantic dinner, they are interrupted by Frank, the warden of the jail, who has come to arrest Eisenstein. Embarrassed by her tryst with another man, she begs Alfred to pretend he is her husband to save her reputation and he is taken to jail.

Act II

In a grand palace, Prince Orlofsky, the host of the masquerade ball, informs his guests, including Adele, Ida, Eisenstein and Falke, that boredom will not be accepted. ("Chacun à son goût") Eisenstein approaches Adele, who is wearing one of Rosalinde's gowns, and suggests that she resembles his wife's chambermaid. She laughs off his accusation and the other guests assure him that she is not a chambermaid, but an actress. ("Mein Herr Marquis") Also invited by Falke, Frank enters, followed by Rosalinde, who is masked as a Hungarian countess and is immediately outraged to see her husband wooing Adele. However, when Eisenstein sees the mysterious countess, he approaches her and unknowingly begins flirting with his own wife.

He tries to charm her with his watch, but fully aware of his identity, she steals it for later proof of his unfaithfulness. Rosalinde performs the Czardas, a traditional Hungarian song. Following her bravura performance, the guests continue the night’s festivities, drinking champagne and enjoying one another's company. As the clock chimes six, Eisenstein staggers away to report to jail.

Act III

In the jail, the prisoners are unruly and agitated as Alfred - there in place of Eisenstein - sings to pass the time. Frosch, a drunken jailer, tries to calm them as Frank enters, tipsy from the party. Adele and Ida, convinced that he is a wealthy theatrical agent, follow him to the jail. Hearing footsteps, Frank puts the two girls in a vacant cell and rushes to meet Eisenstein, who has stumbled in to fulfill his sentence. However, both men are surprised to find the cell inhabited by Alfred. Eisenstein exchanges outfits with Dr. Blind and in full legal attire, attempts to obtain an explanation. Just then, Rosalinde arrives, and in an attempt to free Alfred, confides to the "lawyer," who becomes outraged to hear of his wife's promiscuity. Eisenstein reveals his identity and accuses his wife of infidelity, who in turn shows him the watch she stole at the ball. Falke, Orlofsky and his guests from the ball then arrive and explain the night's elaborate scheme. Now convinced the romantic interlude between Alfred and Rosalinde was part of the plan, Eisenstein forgives his wife and asks for her mercy in return. Orlofsky proposes a toast to the reunited couple and everyone continues to celebrate into the night.

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