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The 'Waltz King' Takes Center Stage at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center

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Published April 13, 2016 at 5:09 PM CDT

The Viennese flair of Johann Strauss II, known affectionately as the "Waltz King," takes over the Faulkner Performing Arts Center (FPAC) when the UA opera program presents his ever popular operetta "Die Fledermaus." Learn more about this enticing light operetta, the first operatic staging at the FPAC in my conversation with director David Malis.

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