Cologne on a carnival Sunday in the golden age of the 1920s. After a wild carnival party on the "Schäl Sick", a man is left hungover and in a bat costume. He is the current carnival prince - the victim of a joke by a friend from Düsseldorf. To make matters worse, someone has leaked an unflattering photograph of the bat to a gossip magazine and so the Cologne public - and his fiancée - find out about the prince's escapades and the festival committee immediately strips him of his carnival honors. This calls for revenge. The dethroned prince joins forces with some ladies from Cologne society and hatches a plan. In extravagant apartments, on the street, in a nightclub, on the banks of the Rhine and in the legendary Klingelpütz prison, a fast-paced story of mistaken identities unfolds, full of situational comedy, wordplay and lots of music. With the typical Cologne divertissement, the Cäcilia Wolkenburg offers a “world premiere” of a genuine Cologne musical every year. With catchy music, specially arranged choral pieces, new ballet choreographies and the full enthusiasm of the ensemble of around one hundred players, each divertissement promises the best entertainment. For the anniversary of Cäcilia Wolkenburg in 2024, the audience and the press were full of praise: "storms of applause" (KStA, January 15, 2024), "spectacular" (Kölnische Rundschau January 14, 2024), "great cinema" (Express, January 15, 2024). In 2025, "et Zillche" will show a new version of "Die Fledermaus" and bring - as always with a good dose of humor and in Rhenish dialect - a very unique version of the operetta classic by Johann Strauss (son) to the stage.

Jens Hermes-Cédileau

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Feb 1 - Mar 4, 2025

De Kölsche Fledermaus · Oper Köln

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