What is Die Fledermaus?
{{italic title}} [[File:Johann Strauss II.jpg|thumb|Johann Strauss II]] '''''Die Fledermaus''''' ({{lang-en|The Bat}}) is an [[opera]] by [[Johann Strauss II]]. Its first performance took place on April 5, 1874 at the Theater an der Wien in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. The opera has been presented on [[New Year's Eve]] in Vienna since the early 1930s. ''Die Fledermaus'' is based on the French play ''Le Réveillon'' (1872) by Meilhac and Halévy. ==References== * {{cite book| last1 = Woodstra| first1 = Chris| last2 = Brennan| first2 = Gerald| last3 = Schrott| first3 = Allen| title = All Music Guide to Classical Music: The Definitive Guide to Classical Music| url = https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoc0000unse_x1b8| year = 2005| publisher = Hal Leonard Corporation| isbn = 978-0-87930-865-0 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoc0000unse_x1b8/page/1317 1317]-1318}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fledermaus}} [[Category:1870s operas]] [[Category:Compositions by Johann Strauss II]] [[Category:1870s works]] {{performing-arts-stub}}