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Die Fledermaus

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Birmingham HippodromeBirmingham, West Midlands, B5 4TB, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Performers
Welsh National Opera
Tomáš HanusConductor
John CopleyDirector
Deidre ClancyCostume Designer
Welsh National Opera Chorus
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Sarah CrispRevival Director
Mark StoneBaritoneGabriel von Eisenstein
Mary Elizabeth WilliamsSopranoRosalinde
Emma CarringtonContraltoPrinz Orlofsky
Shaun DixonTenorAlfred
Ben McAteerBaritoneDr Falke
Rhian LoisSopranoAdele
Angharad MorganSopranoIda
Joe RocheTenorDr Blind
Alan OpieBaritoneFrank

It takes a hard heart not to be swept along by Die Fledermaus. It might be nonsense but it’s wonderful, frothy, life-affirming nonsense. John Copley’s production is as opulent as a Viennese chocolate cake. It's chock-full of splendour, posh frocks and masks, and warm comedy.

Reviews of Die Fledermaus, Op.56 directed by John Copley