Die Fledermaus!
(Or…The Bat Gets Even!)

An operatic musical comedy

Saturday, April 29, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Natchez Civic Center

215 Franklin St. Natchez, MS 

Admission: $45

Die Fledermaus gets its title from a humiliatingly drunken incident involving Dr. Falke, one of the characters in the opera whose friends laughingly refer to him as  “The Bat.” This musical comedy involves disguises, seduction, revenge, and even a jail sentence!

Gabriel von Eisenstein has been sentenced to spend a short time in the city jail. He has put going to jail off as long as he can, but his sentence must be started before the end of the calendar year; it is now New Year’s Eve, and he must fulfill his sentence; however, Dr. Falke (The Bat), who is still seeking revenge for his past humiliation, suggests that instead of going to jail, he attend a party at a famous Russian Prince’s home… without his wife!  However, his wife shows up at the party disguised as a famous Hungarian Countess and tricks him into seducing her. In the end, everyone at the party winds up at the jail the next morning to make fun of Eisenstein for falling into the trap set by his wife and “The Bat.”