The premiere performance of the operetta The Bat (Die Fledermaus), after 50 years, was held on 22nd May 2013 at the National Theatre in Niš. The bearer of the project was the Faculty of Arts in Niš, with the support of the National Theatre in Niš, Belgrade National Theatre, Students, Cultural Centre in Niš, Niš Symphony Orchestra, the City of Niš, the Ministry of Culture and Information and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
Operetta THE BAT - Johan Strauss II
The Operetta in three acts, the first performance in Vienna, on 5th April 1874.
The libretto, by Mejak and Caleb, was written by Hafner and Gene
The story takes place at a Spa near a big city
Conductors: Dejan Savić, Belgrade, Milena Injac, Niš
Director: Ivan Vuković
Set design solution: Ivan Vuković
Costume designer: Dejan Gocić
Stage movement: Vojkan Živković
Choreography: Ivan Vuković
Soloists:
Gabriel von Eisenstein, a rentier / Vojislav Spasić
Rosalinda, his wife / Aleksandra Ristić
Frank, the prison warden / Nikola Mikić
Prince Orlowsky / Nada Jovanović
Alfredo, a teacher of singing / Saša Arsenkov
Dr. Falke, a notary / Marko Milisavljević
Adela, Rosalinda's maid / Katarina Simonović Ivanković
Dr. Blindd, a lawyer / Petar Bošković
Ida, Adela's sister / Brana Bajović
Frosh, a jailer / Stefan Mladenović
Guests at Orlowsky's / The Vocal Group Rossini, Nikola Peković, accordion
Participants:
The Orchestra of the Faculty of Arts in Niš, conductor Milena Injac, Concert Master: Jovan Bogosavljević
The Choir of the Faculty of Arts in Niš, conductor Ivana Mirović
The Opera Studio of the Faculty of Arts in Niš: Aleksandra Ristić and Ivana Mirović
Piano accompanists: Ingrid Janković and Bojan Mladenović
Assistant Actor: Aleksandar Mihailović
Prompter: Ivana Mirović
Stage Managers: Slobodan Ilić and Zoran Stanisavljević