Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber
A seminal work of German romanticism in which the supernatural and magic call the shots.
Dates
Charles Castronovo | Max
Golda Schultz | Agathe
Kyle Ketelsen | Kaspar / Samiel
Nikola Hillebrand | Ännchen
Jongmin Park | Kuno / Hermit
Milan Siljanov | Kilian
Levente Páll | Ottokar
Johanna Wokalek | Samiel (spoken role)
Antonello Manacorda | direction
Kammerakademie Potsdam RIAS Kammerchor
About
Selling one’s soul to the devil, summoning up spirits, and magic bullets are all part of the fantastical world of the first German opera composed by Carl Maria von Weber in 1821. This lyrical drama owes a large debt to Beethoven’s Fidelio and prefigures Tannhäuser by Wagner. It introduces the symbolic world of German romantic opera which would peak fifty years later with Richard Wagner’s tetralogy.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
