Premiere 31 XII 2016

operetta in three acts
libretto by Karl Haffner & Richard Genée
based on Roderich Benedix’s play Das Gefängnis
and the vaudeville Le Réveillon by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy
sung in Polish, translated by Julian Tuwim

conductor Michał Klauza
director and dramaturg Krzysztof Cicheński
staging concept Krzysztof Szaniecki
set designer Anna Kontek
chorus master Mariusz Otto
set designer assistant Emil Wysocki
conductor assistant Katarzyna Tomala

The Bat is an absolute blockbuster as far as operettas go – the lies and
schemes of aristocratic high society and wealthy middle class provoke
a series of entertaining situations and errors. In this world of operetta
protagonists, champagne, waltzes, polkas, and ladies’ refined toilettes
abound.