Strauss II, Die Fledermaus, Janowitz, Wächter, Böhm (English subtitles) 

Haha, funny memories you have, sir! :D I wish I had something like that... I was born in the 70s. When you've recorded this opera, I was a baby boy, LOL! Greetings from Brasil.

Sounds like great times! And a lot of us wanted to boffo Moffo (may she rest in peace).

mich sturge seeing it in the Volksoper was even better. But this maybe biased on my part.

I have to contradict: Although he is an amazing actor and singer he is way too old for this role. The Prince is supposed to be a young and spoiled aristocrat who is constantly bored despite all of his money. Seeing an old man playing that part makes me think he is bored because he has seen it all in his long life. I know this is highly individual but in my opinion Brigitte Fassbaender did a much better and way more convincing job. Not only is her voice better suited for a young man, almost still a boy, but she was performing way more energetic and convinving. Especially the accent :)

@@Red80008I've never read any reference to Orlofsky's age in any score or libretto but I imagine Fassbaender would be convincing. My problem is that most female Orlofskys treat the role in an overly foppish fashion.

@@michsturge671 Well, the role was written for a Mezzosoprano, so....

Абсолютно с вами согласен.Женская линия образа в традиционном варианте натянута и режиссерская концепция обычно рушится не понимая что с этим делать ...Есть запись с дирижером Карлосом Кляйбером , персонаж Орловского поет фальцетом, как полупьяный ,неожиданный эффект.Вполне обосновано.В этом спектакле Орловский великолепен. Маска безразличия меняется на человеческую искреннюю улыбку.

Hi keocntsy! I am very glad that I made you happy. I also like this performance very much.

Sooo sad !!! She was such a wonderful singer and a real star.😢

⁠@@georg2707then the role of Rosalinde must be boring in your eyes. I think she is one of the most perfect Rosalindes - as Hilde Güden was - authentic, subtly funny and not exaggerating and overacting like so many others and she is as wienerisch as can be.

@@onkelgreifenklau Ich denke ich kann auf Deutsch antworten: Sie haben natürlich recht mit Hilde Güden, aber hier ist es mir besonders um Renate Holm gegangen. Schöne Grüße aus Wien!

@@georg2707 danke, ich habe eigentlich zur Bemerkung Janowitz sei „terribly boring“ geantwortet, den ich jetzt gar nicht mit mehr finden kann. Renate Holm war als Adele unübertrefflich, wie übrigens auch als Despina.!

Well, somewhat unusual casting for Orlofsky, though of course Windgassen was a master.

I am sorry but I am not responsible for the translation.

ja natuerlich

What a lot of baloney.

nobody is lip synching-- it's filmed live in the Staatsoper. The film team are up in the galerie and other places.

You're very welcome.

I know, it was the same with me :)

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+Mário Augusto da Silva Santos Ich wuerde die Fledermaus in das Fach komische Oper klassifizieren....Oder wie Sie sagen die OPERETTE schlechthin....Das Wien der froehlichen Apokalypse....

Thank you, Barry. I also like this Fledermaus very much. Wächter was a wonderful Eisenstein. The translation is of course not mine.

I find her extremely booooooring.

@@aliena2979 then the role and character of Rosalinde as such must be boring to you. However, Janowitz is an extremely good Rosalinde - her dialoge and acting subtlety funny and witty, no less than brilliant. No irritating overacting like so many find hard to resist - perhaps because a lot of people find anything else boring?

UlrikPTA This is all I see now.

i think it happened a lot back then where it came out accidentally gay xd

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you also.

Looks like weary Dracula 😂