"Die Fledermaus" and "The Marriage of Figaro" -- 2001-2002 Cultural Literacy Class Forum

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Date Posted: 11:52:52 02/10/02 Sun
Author: Laura Renavitz
Subject: "Die Fledermaus" and "The Marriage of Figaro"

When I was watching "Die Fledermaus" in class, I could not help but think of the Countess Rosina Almaviva from "The Marriage of Figaro" every time Rosalinde von Eisenstein was shown. If one thinks about it, the two women are in similiar situations: 1.) both are married to men who are not faithful and 2.) both have admirers, but desire to remain faithful to their husbands. (Actually, there is another similarity, but I don't want to spoil Act III). ;-)

Actually, I guess that there are a lot of similarities between "Die Fledermaus" and "The Marriage of Figaro." Dr. Falke is a little like Figaro in that both gentlemen enjoy setting up situations that make higher-class people look bad. Gabriel von Eisenstein and Count Almaviva are similar in that both expect to have faithful wives but are themselves unfaithful. Cherubino is like Alfred(o) because both are in love with the faithful wife and act childish. Both operas even have trouser roles and are comedies. LoL...maybe Strauss liked Mozart, or maybe the similarities are elements that make marital discord a comedy.

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