“We thought we would get something that has wonderful melodies, great tunes, and a bit of comedy and joy,” says Joel Ivany, the artistic director of Edmonton Opera who is also taking over as the stage director for Die Fledermaus.
Ivany has taken the show in a more modern direction, setting the operetta as a play within a play and giving some of the scenes a new spin. In this new rendition, a local theatre company is putting together a production of Die Fledermaus with no money and no time, and actors who may not have the best chemistry.