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

Freischutz Teater an der Wien Insula orchestra

Lost souls, spirits, magic bullet: such is the fantasy world of the first Romantic German opera, composed by Carl Maria Weber in 1821. This lyrical drama owes a lot to Beethoven’s Fidelio and seems to announce Wagner’s Tannenhauser. A musical treasure for which the Compagnie 14-20, leader of the new magic music movement creates a visual and sensorial setting that invites the audience to question how it relates to the invisible and the subconscious.

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

Stage Director

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