Event: Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Music presents: Johann Strauss’ opera Die Fledermaus
Date/Time: April 3, 2003 (Thursday) 8 p.m.
April 5 (Saturday) 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
April 6 (Sunday) 3 p.m.
Location: Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall, 1210 Park St., Bloomington
Admission: Free and open to the public
Background: Die Fledermaus is a romantic-comedic opera set in Vienna in the 1890s. It was first performed at the Theatre an der Wien in Vienna in 1874. The libretto, originally written in German, will be sung in English.
The production is under the direction of Dawn Harris and Robert Mangialardi, lecturers in music. It is choreographed by Sheri Bates, instructor of dance, and will be conducted by A.J. Robb, a senior music composition major from Mount Prospect, Ill.
Contact: For more information, contact Martha Tyner at the IWU School of Music office at 309/556-3061.
