top of page

Der Freischütz
Semi-internship / Brussels, Vienna, London - 2018/2019
Carl Maria von Weber

Freischutz Teater an der Wien Insula orchestra

Souls sold to the devil, invocation of spirits, enchanted balls: such is the fantastic universe of the first German romantic opera composed by Carl Maria von Weber in 1821. A lyrical drama which owes much to Beethoven's Fidelio and announces Wagner's Tannhäuser. A musical gem for which the 14:20 Company, leader of the new magic movement, carves out a visual and sensory setting inviting the spectator to question his relationship to the invisible and the unconscious.

Staging and lights           

OLIVIER FREDJ

Musical direction                   

LAURENCE EQUILBEY

Costumes                          

SIEGRID PETIT-IMBERT

Max                               

STANISLAS DE BARBEYRAC

                                   

TUOMAS KATAJALA

Agathe                             

JOHANNI VAN OOSTRUM

Ännchen                           

CHIARA SKERATH

Kaspar                              

VLADIMIR BAYKOV

Eremit and Samiel's voice              

CHRISTIAN IMMLER

Ottokar                             

SAMUEL HASSELHORN

Kilian                               

ANAS SEGUIN

Kuno                               

THORSTEN GRÜMBEL

Samiel                             

CLEMENT DAZIN

"Just a hop, skip and a Sprung down the Linke Wienzeile, the Theater an der Wien recently presented a semi-staged version by Olivier Fredj which was much more faithful to Johann Friedrich Kind's creepy folk-lore libretto. With limited set-structure, but utilizing period costumes and clever lighting, Anglo / French Fredj adroitly managed to capture the Satanic sorcery of the narrative with plenty of scary images plus hunting rifles which actually fired. "

Jonathan Sutherland, OPERAWIRE

director

bottom of page