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Fledermaus-Hlts (in English)

~ Johann II Strauss (Composer), Oskar Danon (Conductor), Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), John Hauxvell (Performer), Richard Lewis (Performer), et al.
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1. Die Fledermaus: Overture
2. Die Fledermaus: Though Honesty Is Said To Be The Policy That's Best
3. Die Fledermaus: Calamity, Catastrophe
4. Die Fledermaus: Alfred! - Here We Are, Just You And I
5. Die Fledermaus: Propriety, Propriety
6. Die Fledermaus: More Often Than Not...Chacun a son gout
7. Die Fledermaus: Look How I Look (Adele's Laughing Song)
8. Die Fledermaus: Echoes Of Hungary! (Czardas)
9. Die Fledermaus: Champagne Is So Romancing, Tra La La La
10. Die Fledermaus: Oh, mon ami, We'll Meet Again
11. Die Fledermaus: Happiness, Here's To Health And Happiness
12. Die Fledermaus: A Waltz, Lets Have A Waltz
13. Die Fledermaus: Oh, For The Life Of An Actress
14. Die Fledermaus: I Am Very Fond Of Elderberry Wine And Sherry
On this CD:
  1. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Overture
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  2. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Though honesty is said to be the policy that's best
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  3. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Calamity, Catastrophe
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  4. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Alfred! - here we are, just you and I
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  5. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Propriety, propriety
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  6. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) More often than not... Chacun į son goūt
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  7. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Look at how I look [Adele's Laughing Song]
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  8. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Echoes of Hungary! [Czards]
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  9. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Champagne is so romancing, tra la la la
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  10. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Oh, mon ami, we'll meet again
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  11. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Happiness, here's to health and happiness
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  12. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) A waltz, let's have a waltz
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  13. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Oh, for the life of an actress
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

  14. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) I'm very fond of elderberry wine and sherry
    Composed by Johann II Strauss
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    with John Hauxvell, Richard Lewis, George London, Anna Moffo, Jeanette Scovotti, Risė Stevens, Sergio Franchi
    Conducted by Oskar Danon

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sparkling vintage Johann Strauss, Feb 19 2004
Oscar Danon is the real star of ths recording. His conducting keeps things light and bubbly, just as it should be.

The English translation is acceptable but nothing dazzling, and some of the words and phrases seem awkward. (Purists will argue FLEDERMAUS is best heard in it's original German. For that, go to Decca's wonderful 1960 set which includes the wonderful gala sequence featuring an all-star cast.)

Anna Moffo is a fine Rosalinda and Jeanette Scovotti is perfect for Adele. (The two ladies switched roles that same year to record highlights for Readers Digest TREASURY OF GREAT OPERETTAS.) Rise Stevens is a bit of a plum as Prince Orlofsky, somehwat past her prime and oversinging "A Most Successful Host." Sergio Franchi does better with Alfred and Richard Lewis does fine as Eisenstein.

The Ball scene is given the larger piece of the recording, probably because this is where the opera's most famous "hit tunes" originate.

FLEDERMAUS is very much a piece of another world...a long forgotten time when Vienna was all glitter and balls and waltzes. They had the right attitude then: In the rest of the world the situation was often serious, but not hopeless. The Vienese viewed the situation as being hopeless - but never serious.

THAT is the spirit of this fun recording.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best 'Die Fledermaus's, Sep 13 2002
By Christopher Morley (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I concur that this is one of the best 'Die Fledermaus's' out. The best is the full length version in German recorded at the same time with almost the identical cast. Why RCA Victor Red Seal has not rereleased it on CD is a mystery. I have tried contacting RCA on several occations but with no response. 'Die Fledermaus' must be listened to in German for its true comic flavor. Oskar Danon has conducted the brightest, most sparkling, most exciting 'Fledermaus' I have ever heard. The English highlights version gives just a taste of that brilliance.
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4.0 out of 5 stars QUITE WONDERFUL, Dec 31 2000
By MOVIE MAVEN (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
First off, I must admit that my tolerance for operettas is pretty low. To watch and listen to all those 'supposed' singing ACTORS pretending to have a high-old-time, makes me a bit nervous. They are simply NOT acting. What, I guess, they have been coached to do is to EMphasize EVery NOUN, VERB & GERund in the SCRIPT-and with disastrous, self-conscious results. (If you'd like to see/hear the height of self-conscious performers try the new Metropolitan Opera production of "The Merry Widow" with everyone pretend-flirting and shouting and doing that fake opera laugh at every opportunity.) That said, this recording of Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" is quite wonderful. The small bit of dialogue in this highlights CD is handled well & with ease. With singing actors, some of whom have actually played roles in Broadway musicals, the text gets full due and the singing is quite fine. Sergio Franchi (the co-star of the Richard Rodgers/Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical "Do I Hear A Waltz?") as 'Alfred' and Anna Moffo as 'Rosalinda' are terrific leads. Even better are George London as 'Falke' and Jeanette Scovotti as 'Adele.' Also tops as 'Orlofsky' is that under-rated American mezzo who, for some reason, made so few recordings in her international career: Rise Stevens. Her "Carmen" has always been a staple of the RCA catalogue but until recently her "Orpheus & Euridice" and "Samson & Dalila" were unavailable. The Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus under Oscar Danon sound great in this 1963 recording re-released in the High Performance (HP) series for BMG.
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4.0 out of 5 stars More about this recording
I would like to add to the discussion that this recording was made at the same time that almost the same cast recorded the complete Fledermaus for RCA Red Seal in German. Read more
Published on Dec 26 2000 by cruisewhiz

5.0 out of 5 stars Climb-down!
Having listened to this CD many more times since I wrote the previous review, I am persuaded that I was unduly harsh towards it. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2000 by Lindsay Perigo

3.0 out of 5 stars What might have been!
With this cast, this recording should have been so much better. It seems to have been badly under-rehearsed. Some of the ensemble work is just a shambles. Imprecision is rife. Read more
Published on Dec 9 1999 by Lindsay Perigo

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