Die Fledermaus by Strauss II, Ab (2023/2023), Unter der Regie von Ognian Draganoff,, Dirigat Adrian Stanache, Teatrul Național, Constanța, Rumänien

The bat (in German Die Fledermaus) is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss-son with a libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, based on the short story "Le Reveillon" by Henri Melhac and Ludovic Halévy. The premiere took place in Vienna, at the "Theater an der Wien", on April 5, 1874. In Romania, the first performance of "The Bat" took place on March 20, 1891, at the National Theater in Bucharest, under the artistic direction of George Stephanescu. Since then, it has been represented by the main opera and operetta companies in Romania. The action takes place on the last day of 1870 and New Year's Eve 1870-1871, in the Austrian castle Weinberg.