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The cult operetta from 1874 became one of Strauss's greatest successes. Undoubtedly also thanks to the excellent libretto based on the comedy of the German playwright R. Benedix Prison. The order from the Theater an der Wien was clear: "We need excellent music!"

This assignment was fulfilled to the letter by Strauss, who at the time of the performance of The Bat already had a patent for popularity: he was above all pleasing waltzes that took Vienna and eventually Europe and the world by storm. The combination of Viennese nobility, humor, vitality and optimism are the spices that attract the audience to the theater again and again.

Therefore, dear viewers, enter with us into the world of operetta without mothballs, come and be entertained by a funny-ironic story, fly through the world of beautiful melodies, breathtaking costumes and come and be captivated by the atmosphere of the bizarre club Orlofski, where "His Majesty" invites you!

Cast:

Peter Račko as GABRIEL EISENSTEIN
Katarína Procházková as ROSALINDA, his wife
Michaela Kušteková as ADELA, the maid
Šimon Svitok as Dr. FALKE, notary
Andrej Vancel as ALFREDO, opera singer
Michaela Šebestová as PRINC ORLOWSKI, club owner
Martin Popovič as FRANK, prison director
Dušan Kuchár as Dr. BLIND, lawyer
Katarína Adamíková as IDA, Adelina's sister
Ján Haruštiak as FROSCH, prison guard
Dušan Kubíny as IVAN
Andrew Rushby, Marián Ďurčo as DANCING EISENSTEIN
Matej Výhonský as DANCING FALKE

Cooperating: Choir, orchestra and ballet of the State Opera
Concert master: Oldřich Husák

Staging team:

Libreto: Carl Haffner, Richard Genée
Slovak text: Ján Štrasser
Music staging: Ján Procházka
Conductor: Ján Procházka
Director: Peter Oravec
Costumes: Ľudmila Várossová
Science: Pavol Andraško
Choirmaster: Iveta Popovičová
Choreography: Silvia Beláková
Dramaturgy: Alžbeta Lukáčová
Photography: Zdenko Hanout