| Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Popp, Gruberova, Fassbaender, Weikl, Berry, Hopferwieser, Kunz, Guschlbauer, Vienna Opera | 
| Actors: Lucia Popp, Edita Gruberova, Brigitte Fassbaender, Theodor Guschlbauer, Bernd Weikl
Studio: Tdk DVD Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 33698
Format: Classical, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: German (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 169 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: CLOPDFM
UPC: 824121001001
EAN: 0824121001001
ASIN: B0006U6Q70
Release Date: February 22, 2005
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Die Fledermaus February 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What can I say? I enjoyed this more than the Covent Garden Die Fledermaus. John Mortimer was trying to make sense of the convoluted plot. It's virtue is that it makes no sense at all; that it is whimsical, capricious and you don't have to think at all. Someone complained that the singing was great but not the acting. I can't see that. I found the acting was perfectly serviceable. Nonetheless, there was something to offend people. It contains a scene of drunk humor. The master of the jail and his assistant do funny things while supposedly drunk on Slivovitz. This version dates to the '80s before such scenes were censored. Still, while others might be offended, I wasn't. In fact, I found it the perfect way to while away a New Years eve.
Delightful January 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Watched The Fledermaus with friends over New Years eve, and we were totally entertained by delightful singing. The cast mesmerized us, and we were actually part of the Orlovsky party! The only thing missing was the quadrille we all waited for. Loved it!
Die Fledermaus December 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've seen this operetta several times and have it on VHS. This performance probably tops most of them. Popp is as fabulous as ever. The music is superb. My only wish was that it might have been surround sound.
For the second act only October 13, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
le deuxieme acte est a mourir de rire : Gruberova est une star en Allemagne, et surtout a Vienne en Autriche. Sa facon de chanter "Mein Herr Marquis" n'a jamais eu d'equivalent. Dernierement, elle s'est attaquee a tout le bel canto italien, allant meme chanter "I Puritani" a Barcelone devant un public sidere. Dans "Fledermauss" elle est entouree par la creme des germaniques : Bernd Weikl, Lucia Popp et Fassbaender.Un age d'or que le DVD permet de conserver pour tous ceux qui aiment l'operette viennoise.
 Delightful October 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This performance of Die Fledermaus operetta is really a delight. The performance is outstanding. I always knew that Gruberova has a wonderful voice and her parts in a variety of operas are outstanding, but in this particular one she comes out as an outstanding theatrical performer too. The rest of the cast is similarly outstanding. What a wonderful and extremely funny performance. It may be enjoyed towards the New Year period or any other period.
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