For Immediate Release

March 20, 2008

nebraska wesleyan stages comedic operetta die fledermaus

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Department of Music will present the three-act comedic opera, Die Fledermaus.

Die Fledermaus — whose titled translates to “the bat” — was composed by Johann Strauss. The story follows friends Gabriel Eisenstein and Dr. Falke who enjoy playing practical jokes on one another while attending lavish parties. After a fancy ball in which Dr. Falke was dressed as a bat, he was left asleep by his friend Eisenstein on a public bench to be awakened at broad daylight by a jeering crowd. Its time for Dr. Falke to take revenge, which includes a plot entailing mistaken identities, adultery, inebriation and imprisonment.

The English translation of the show will be performed Friday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. in O’Donnell Auditorium, 50th Street and Huntington Ave. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, and will be available at the door.

Cast members will be accompanied by the Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir and Orchestra. Guest appearances will be made by NWU alums Talea Schroeder and Andrew Spady and Friends of Opera Director Don Burt.

The following is a list of cast members:

Hampton
Tim Klipp

Hickman
Kelsey Ankerson

Lincoln
Bria Langer
Zachary A.H. Schoeder
Steven Kaup
Marcus Price

Schuyler
Darrin Bergers

Utica
Kelsey Barth

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