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Synopsis

On New Year’s Eve, Eisenstein is being forced to go to jail for punching a police officer, however decides to evade jail for one night so that he can go to Prince Orlofsky’s lavish party. Eisenstein wants to go with his friend Falke, so he tells his wife, Rosalinde, that he is heading off to jail. Meanwhile, Rosalinde knows that Eisenstein is lying, and follows him, in disguise as a Hungarian countess to the ball. Adele, their maid, also feigns an excuse to be released from work that night so that she can also go to the ball, disguised as a Russian actress named, Olga. After many mistaken identities, Eisenstein attempts to seduce his own wife without knowing. Much frivolity, and many festivities behind them, the great farce ends up with a happy ending for all.

Show Information

Category
Operetta
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
3
First Produced
1874
Genres
Comedy, Farce
Settings
Multiple Settings, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
new year’s eve, 1899, vienna, austria
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Small
Dancing
Musical Staging
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Eisenstein

Lead

Male

Tenor

Rosalinde

Lead

Female

Soprano

Adele

Lead

Female

Soprano

Prince Orlofsky

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Dr. Falke

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Alfred

Supporting

Male

Tenor

Frank

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Ida

Featured

Female

Soprano

Dr. Blind

Featured

Male

Tenor

Frosch

Ensemble

Male

Spoken

Chorus of party guests and servants including Yvan

Ensemble

Either Gender

Songs

Overture

Act I

  • No. 1: Introduction: Täubchen das entflattert ist… Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu ihr (Alfred, Adele, Rosalinde)
  • No. 2: Trio: Nein, mit solchen Advocaten (Rosalinde, Eisenstein, Blind)
  • No. 3: Duet: Komm mit mir zum Souper (Falke, Eisenstein)
  • No. 4: Trio: So muss allein ich bleiben (Rosalinde, Eisenstein, Adele)
  • No. 5: Finale: Trinke, Liebchen (Rosalinde, Alfred, Frank)... Herr, was dächten sie von mir (Alfred, Rosalinde, Frank)...Nein, nein, ich zweifle gar nicht mehr (Frank, Rosalinde, Alfred)

Act II

  • No. 6: Entr’act and Chorus: Ein Souper heut’ uns winkt (Chorus)
  • No. 7: Couplets: Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein (Orlofsky)
  • No. 8: Ensemble and Couplets: Ach, meine Herrn und Damen (Orlofsky, Falke, Adele, Eisenstein, Chorus)
  • No. 9: Duet: Dieser Anstand, so manierlich (Rosalinde, Eisenstein)
  • No. 10: Csardas: Klänge der Heimath (Rosalinde)
  • No. 11: Finale: Im Feuerstrom der Reben (Orlofsky, Eisenstein, Adele, Rosalinde, Frank, Falke, Ida, Chorus)

Act III

  • No. 12: Entr’act
  • No. 13: Melodram (Frank)
  • No. 14: Couplets: Spiel’ ich die Unschuld vom Lande (Adele, Ida, Frank)
  • No. 15: Trio: Ich stehe voll Zagen (Rosalinde, Alfred, Eisenstein)
  • No. 16: Finale: O Fledermaus! (Tutti)

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