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Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber
In German with German and English surtitles
Romantic opera in three acts
Synopsis
Everything seems to be going great for Max: He loves Agathe and she loves him – and her father, the head forester, has agreed to make his future son-in-law his successor! But whether the two may indeed be married will not be decided by love alone, but by a shooting contest; and Max, who is reputed far and wide as the best shot, has been having poor luck lately. For weeks, he has been missing his target and there will be only one chance in the shooting trial tomorrow before the sovereign prince. This makes things easy for his rival Caspar. He uses Max’s desperation and persuades him to cast “magic bullets”. When they meet in the Wolf’s Glen at midnight, Max is drawn into a dark world ruled by evil powers: Six of the magic bullets are guaranteed to hit their target, but the seventh is guided by the Evil One. Whom will this bullet hit?
“Der Freischütz”, which saw its world premiere in 1821, is considered the first German opera in the Romanticist style. The archaic architecture of the Felsenreitschule offers a spectacular backdrop for the music and the stage. The work is a discovery worth making for both opera novices and seasoned opera lovers.
The plot largely follows the eponymous tale by August Apel. Carl Maria von Weber’s (1734–1812) opera has been a success in repertoires since the 19th century. The dark woods as the realm of spirits and the archaic power of the Wolf’s Glen provide a stark contrast to the regulations of village life. The work’s iconic tunes for both worlds have become symbols of Romanticism.
The opera is staged by director Johannes Reitmeier, who won the 2020 Austrian Music Theatre Award for best direction (“Liliom”). After three decades as an artistic director, he is now working as a free-lancer and recently staged a successful production in Taipei, Taiwan. Leslie Suganandarajah, musical director and a specialist for German-language works, conducts the Mozarteum Orchestra.
Duration: 3 h / one intermission
Reviews
„Chor und Extrachor des Landestheaters, famos einstudiert von Mario El Fakih, singen mit Energie und Präzision. Leslie Suganandarajah ist ein perfekter Theaterkapellmeister und zeichnet mit dem klangprächtigen Mozarteumorchester viele schöne Details, gekrönt von wundersam fein gezeichneten Soli der Holzbläser, vitalem Blech und dem balsamischen Solocello.“
„Kenntnisreich kitzelt der Landestheater-Musikdirektor die Reibungen und Irritationen aus der Partitur, das Mozarteumorchester realisiert seine Werksicht mit zugespitztem Klang.“
„Der Chor des Salzburger Landestheaters gefällt durch Homogenität und voller Sangesfreude, insbesondere beim berühmten Jägerchor. Leslie Suganandarajah dirigiert das Mozarteumorchester Salzburg mit Kraft und Energie, weiß aber auch viel Lyrismen und orchestralen Glanz hervorzulocken.“
Performances
Audio introduction
von Anna N. M. Lea
Cast
Musical Director
Leslie Suganandarajah (11/02, 11/09, 11/24, 11/28, 12/04)
Carlo Benedetto Cimento (11/15, 11/30)
Inszenierung
Johannes Reitmeier
State Design
Thomas Dörfler
Costume Design
Katja Schindowski
Dramaturgie
Anna N. M. Lea
Ottokar, böhmischer Fürst
Yevheniy Kapitula
Kuno, fürstlicher Erbförster
Daniele Macciantelli
Agathe, seine Tochter
Athanasia Zöhrer (11/02, 11/09, 11/15, 11/24, 11/28, 11/30)
Erica Eloff (12/04)
Ännchen, eine junge Verwandte
Nicole Lubinger
Kaspar, erster Jägerbursche
Andreas Mattersberger
Max, zweiter Jägerbursche
Luke Sinclair
Ein Eremit
Martin Summer
Kilian, ein reicher Bauer
George Humphreys
Samiel, der schwarze Jäger
Georg Clementi
Vier Brautjungfern
Tetiana Dyiu
Kay Heles (11/02, 11/15, 11/24, 11/28, 11/30, 12/04)
Electra Lochhead (11/02, 11/09, 11/15, 11/24, 11/28, 11/30)
Annika Sandberg
Chor
Chor des Salzburger Landestheaters
Orchester Mozarteumorchester Salzburg