One character in this work sings the drinking song "Trinke, Liebchen, trinke schnell," and another sings a traditional song called a "czardas" while pretending to be a Hungarian countess. In an aria sometimes referred to as his "song," one character in this opera advises his guests to indulge their fancies or "Chacun à son gout." When confronted by her husband in the guise of a judge, the lead soprano produces a repeater (*) stop-watch as evidence of his flirtations. That character is surprised to find Alfred serving his jail sentence after run
One character in this work sings the drinking song "Trinke, Liebchen, trinke schnell," and another sings a traditional song called a "czardas" while pretending to be a Hungarian countess. In an aria sometimes referred to as his "song," one character in this opera advises his guests to indulge their fancies or "Chacun à son gout." When confronted by her husband in the guise of a judge, the lead soprano produces a repeater (*) stop-watch as evidence of his flirtations. That character is surprised to find Alfred serving his jail sentence after running into his wife Rosalinde and her maid Adele at a farcical ball orchestrated by Falke. For 10 points, name this work in which Eisenstein attends Prince Orlofsky's ball, an operetta titled by Johann Strauss after a flying mammal.
One character in this work sings the drinking song "Trinke, Liebchen, trinke schnell," and another sings a traditional song called a "czardas" while pretending to be a Hungarian countess.
{Die Fledermaus} [or The {Bat}]