91æ“ʬās Bass School of Music will perform Johann Strauss IIās most celebrated operetta, āDie Fledermaus.ā Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 21 and 22 with a 3 p.m. matinee in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium, 2501 N. Blackwelder.
āFrom the sparkling overture to the masquerade ball to the bubbly tribute to Champagne, this masterpiece is the jewel of the golden age of operetta,ā Professor of Music and Director of Opera and Music Theater, David Herendeen said. āThereās good reason āDie Fledermausā has never left the active repertory since its debut in 1874 ā itās revenge served with Champagne, elevating light opera into another realm of sophistication.ā
Prof. Jan McDaniel will conduct the 91æ“ʬ Opera and Music Theater Company Orchestra. The production features set design by Prof. Lawrence Heyman, lighting design by Nicholas Villemarette, and original costumes by Prof. Rachel Barnett, all of the OCU School of Theatreās Design and Production program.
OCUās 91æ“ʬ Opera and Music Theater Company, the nationās longest-running collegiate-based opera and music theater troupe, has won nine National Opera Association Production Awards in nine years, including seven in the past four seasons. The school was named to ±Ź±ō²¹²ā²ś¾±±ō±ōās 2018-19 and 2019-20 āBig Tenā lists of the Top 10 most represented colleges on Broadway.
OCUās 68th season continues with Stephen Sondheimās āA Little Night Musicā in the Burg Theatre, Feb. 28 to March 1 and Eric Idleās āSpamalotā in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium April 24 to 26.
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