The operetta 'Die Fledermaus' is Johann Strauss' most brilliant and best-known stage work. It's a glittering comedy packed with Viennese music that has become a firm favourite in opera houses all over the world.
A top international cast really have a ball in this highly-acclaimed 1983 New Years Eve performance from The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, in which Placido Domingo makes a very stylish British conducting debut. Kiri Te Kanawa stars with her celebrated performance as Rosalinde, and the charismatic German baritone Hermann Prey is Eisenstein, one of his trademark roles. The cast also includes Benjamin Luxon as Dr Falke and Hildegard Heichele as Adele. The magnificent stage designs by Julia Trevalyan Oman recreate all the style and opulence of Viennese Society in its golden period before the First World War.