Die Fledermaus comes to the Volksoper Vienna in the 2026–27 season. Johann Strauss’s brilliant Viennese operetta is a world of champagne, disguise, flirtation and comic revenge — a sparkling classic in waltz time and one of the great pleasures of Vienna’s musical life.
Performance details
- Venue: Volksoper Vienna
- Composer: Johann Strauss
- Genre: Operetta
- Language: German
- Surtitles: German and English
- Duration: approx. 3 hours 15 minutes, including two intermissions
Ticket information
- Secure official tickets for the Volksoper Vienna
- E-tickets sent by email after purchase
- Seats are together unless otherwise stated
Vienna’s classic operetta at the Volksoper
Die Fledermaus is one of the great classics of Viennese operetta. Its story begins with a prank, a prison sentence and an invitation to a glamorous party — and soon becomes a game of mistaken identities, secret flirtations, elegant revenge and champagne-fuelled confusion.
At the centre is Gabriel von Eisenstein, who should be going to prison but is persuaded to attend Prince Orlofsky’s party instead. His wife Rosalinde appears in disguise, the maid Adele reinvents herself as a society guest, and Dr Falke quietly conducts his revenge for an old humiliation involving a bat costume.
The result is light, witty and irresistibly Viennese: brilliant ensembles, famous melodies, dancing, comedy and social satire behind the glittering surface. At the Volksoper Vienna, Die Fledermaus is especially at home — a festive operetta evening full of charm, elegance and Viennese humour.
- Conductor: Michael Papadopoulos
- Based on a production by: Robert Herzl
- Stage design: Pantelis Dessyllas
- Costumes: Doris Engl
- Choreography: Lili Clemente / Florian Hurler
- Chorus preparation: Roger Díaz-Cajamarca
- Gabriel von Eisenstein: Jakob Semotan
- Rosalinde: Johanna Arrouas
- Adele: Alexandra Flood
- Ida: Julia Edtmeier
- Dr Falke: Trevor Haumschilt-Rocha
- Prince Orlofsky: Annelie Sophie Müller
- Alfred: JunHo You
- Frank: Alexander Fritze
- Frosch: Sigrid Hauser
- Dr Blind: Karl-Michael Ebner
- Ivan: Gabor Oberegger
Cast may vary by performance date.
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