Guangming.com (Reporter Tao Yuan) On November 27, the National Center for the Performing Arts’ new production of Johann Strauss Jr.’s operetta "Bat" had its premiere at the National Center for the Performing Arts Opera House.
Performance scene of the operetta "Bat" (Photo courtesy of the National Center for the Performing Arts)
As the most important operetta work of the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss Jr., "Bat" has been enduring since its premiere in Vienna in 1874. Today, it is still a "Lunar New Year drama" regularly performed by many world-renowned opera houses during the New Year period. 2024 coincides with the 150th anniversary of the premiere of "Bat". The National Center for the Performing Arts creates and arranges the play with a gorgeous stage presentation and a strong performance lineup, striving to bring a musical and beautiful audio-visual experience to the audience.
In the performance that night, the famous conductor Mark Minkowski conducted the National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra and brilliantly played the overture to "The Bat". At the same time, Johann Strauss Jr.'s "Anna Polka" was creatively chosen as the scene-changing music interspersed in the second and third acts of the operetta. Dancers from China Railway Art Troupe also gave an elegant, graceful and fiery performance.
In addition to the wonderful performances by the artists, the National Center for the Performing Arts' new production "Bat" is also full of highlights in its stage presentation. The famous opera director Vincent Boussard serves as the director and stage designer of "Bat", striving to reveal the complex humanity and delicate emotions in the joyful and hedonistic atmosphere of "Bat" through simple stage design and precise use of light projection. The costume design of this play is led by Christian Lacroix. He teamed up with director Bussard to inject smart and elegant flowing colors into the stage with modern aesthetic style, achieving a stunning breakthrough in the realistic expression of traditional Viennese style. Bussard mentioned in an interview: "I hope to build a bridge between the play and current life, so that the work from a century and a half ago is still relevant today." On the basis of fully respecting the original work, " The modern interpretation of "Bat" makes the audience no longer think that this is a story that happened a long time ago and in a distant place, but instead triggers a strong emotional resonance as the characters' situations change.
It is reported that the current performance of the National Center for the Performing Arts' new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s operetta "Bat" will last from November 27 to December 1.
Source: Guangming.com
