TIRANA, March 29 – The internationally known Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu will return to Tirana this week for the debut of Johann Strauss’ operetta Die Fledermaus on March 31 at the Palace of Congresses.
The special event is taking place in the context of the Albania-Austria cultural year 2018 activities which was launched in February based on the motto Rediscovering Common Things and organized in cooperation with the Austrian Embassy to Tirana.
This impressive musical production will bring on stage some of the country’s best artists, along with renowned ballet dancers, choreographers and directors.
Conductor of the opera will be Lazlo Gyuker, and the show will be ongoing until April 3.
The opera, meaning The Bat, revolves around Falke who, while midnight is approaching, is entertaining his guests with the story of how he earned the nickname of Dr. Fledermaus: one drunken evening, when he was dressed as a bat for a costume ball, his best friend Eisenstein played a practical joke on him that made him the laughing joke of Vienna.
Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu, on the other hand, figures among the brightest stars in today’s international operatic firmament and has been celebrated at every major international operatic venue.
As for the Albania-Austria cultural year 2018, a calendar of activities has been introduced since last month with a very specific goal, which is creating a stable medium that will register the common perspective of the countries not by simply keeping the memory of those participating in this event, but also by providing an idea starting point for further cooperation.
