My mom and I went to see this famous operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) by Johann Strauss at the Saint-Petersburg Musical Comedy Theater today. I am speechless. It is quite impossible to find the words to describe the vulgarity of the piece. I remember when I was a child there was this amazing musical on TV: light, ethereal, joyful, full of masterfully covert sexual innuendos – a true masterpiece. This new production probably made Strauss turn in his grave. Tasteless costumes, awful jokes modernized completely out of place, the intriguing innuendos are replaced with clear-cut pornographic movements and remarks. Disgusting! And the worst part is that in the end this complete awfulness got standing ovation! I was shocked and appalled, how can anyone possibly enjoy THIS?
The only thing left from the original – thank God – is the beautiful music. By the second act I finally got the trick to enjoying the whole thing – I sat back, closed my eyes, and concentrated on the ethereal music.
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