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Been meaning to post this all week… last Friday, Pocahontas and I went to see the Berkeley Opera’s current production, Bat Out of Hell, an adaptation of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus set in Berkeley in the Dot Boom era.

It’s a blast. Go see it this weekend — it’s the closing weekend. (And don’t be concerned if you think you don’t like opera — think of it as a musical with an orchestra and a high sung-to-spoken ratio.)

The adaptation is by David Scott Marley, who has posted several reviews on his blog.

I’m astounded how Scott works such intricate rhyming into an adaptation — the wordplay is my favorite part. And the plot is wonderfully cracked, and the performances are great. So if you’re a local, go see it!