Composer: Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)小約翰˙施特勞斯 (1825-1899)

輕歌劇《蝙蝠之謎》是奧地利作曲家小約翰˙施特勞斯的名作，據說他用了４２天的時間，不眠不休地完成這首作品，故事說一場化妝舞會所接連衍生的一連串花花草草荒謬趣事。輕歌劇的序曲是其音樂精華所在，五段主旋律來自劇中的三幕，不停穿插出現，充分顯現出作曲家的圓舞曲才華，難怪他被稱許為「圓舞曲之王」。

Die Fledermaus (The Bat) is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss Jr. to a German libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée. Composed non-stop in forty-two “nights of veritable rapture”, this is the younger Strauss's most celebrated and popular operetta - intoxicatingly melodious and exuberant. The story is based on a farce of mistaken identities, flirtations at a masked ball, elegant frivolities and confusions of all kinds to provide a hilarious vehicle for captivating music. The Overture is one of the most popular ever written, with five of the best tunes woven into a framework of the great 'Fledermaus Waltz'.