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Acclaim for Otto Schenk's quintessentially Viennese 1972 production of Johann Strauss' masterpiece: "Optimally captured on film" (Die Presse, Vienna). "Otto Schenk shows us how much fun Die Fledermaus can be and how operetta sould be filmed" (Süddeutsche Zeitung, München). "Sumptous and stylish ... first-rate singing" (Los Angeles Times).

Wiener Staatsoper 1972

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)

Die Fledermaus (DVD)

Gabriel von Eisenstein - Eberhard Wächter
Rosalinde - Gundula Janowitz
Frank - Erich Kunz
Prinz Orlofsky - Wolfgang Windgassen
Alfred - Waldemar Kmentt
Dr. Falke - Heinz Holecek
Dr. Blind - Erich Kuchar
Adele - Renate Holm
Frosch - Otto Schenk
Ida - Sylvia Lukan

Wiener Staatsoperchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm - conductor

Adapted by Peter Weiser & Otto Schenk
Director: Otto Schenk
Set Design: Jan Schlubach
Costume Design: Barbara Bilabel

Picture Format: NTSC / Colour / 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1
Menu Language: English
Subtitles: English / Deutsch / French / Spanish

DG 00440 073 4371 (DVD) (2007) Running Time: 137 min

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