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- Der Freischütz illustrates the German Romantic writers’ love for dark forests, the echoes of hunters’ horns, the threatening presence of supernatural forces, and the frustrations of pure young love.
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Oct 7, 2024 · Der Freischütz illustrates the German Romantic writers’ love for dark forests, the echoes of hunters’ horns, the threatening presence of supernatural forces, and the frustrations of pure young love. Its popularity in Germany and elsewhere was enormous.
Sep 25, 2024 · The revision of the libretto focused on the character of Samiel, who became a kind of conférencier(as in the musical Cabaret), Mephisto-like, guiding the audience through the plot with wit and sarcasm. In the end, he questioned the apparent ending of good, mediated through the Hermit, winning over evil.
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Nov 25, 2022 · Weber’s Der Freischütz 1821 is one of the earliest German operas in the standard repertory, coming after two by Mozart (The Abduction from the Seraglio and The Magic Flute) and one by Beethoven (Fidelio, which exists in several distinct versions) and before the numerous ones by Wagner and Richard Strauss (plus two lighter works Johann ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Stuttgart: „Der Freischütz“, Carl Maria von Weber. Mit einer absoluten Kult-Produktion startete die Stuttgarter Staatsoper in die neue Spielzeit: Auf dem Programm stand die bereits 44 Jahre alte Inszenierung von Webers Freischütz in der Regie von Achim Freyer. Und wieder einmal vermochte sie nachhaltig zu begeistern.
Sep 27, 2024 · Afraid of failing, he gets involved with "dark forces" in the Wolfsschlucht gorge: six surefire "free bullets" for him, with the seventh the devil is allowed to snatch away any victim. Carl Maria von Weber's Freischütz , first performed in 1821, is the epitome of German romantic opera.
Oct 4, 2024 · The finale of Act 2 of Weber's "Der Freischütz", its most striking and most popular scene (includes spoken dialogue with chorus and orchestra)
Sep 20, 2024 · Das Oldenburgische Staatstheater spricht bei seiner neuen Freischütz-Produktion (betitelt als Freischütz – Ein Tanz mit dem Bösen) sogar von einer Uraufführung, weil es musikalische Ergänzungen von Elena Kats-Chernin und eine Neubearbeitung der Texte von Susanne Felicitas Wolf gibt.
