Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber
About
A godforsaken village in Germany shortly after the Thirty Years’ War: The young scrivener Max loves Agathe, daughter of the head forester Kuno. But to marry her, the inexperienced marksman Max must participate in an archaic tradition and score in a shooting trial – an unfulfillable challenge for him. The dubious war veteran Kaspar knows about this. He convinces the scrivener to meet him at Wolf’s Glen at midnight to forge “free bullets” that never miss their target. Max, who does not see any other way out of his unfortunate situation, sells his soul to the devil. Not knowing about the catch behind this deal: while six of the cursed bullets will hit the desired target, the seventh lies in the devil’s hands. In the meantime, his fiancé Agathe tries to find sleep in the stormy night. On the morning of their wedding day, she is overtaken by a deep sense of foreboding. Even her best friend Ännchen cannot cheer her up. When the shooting trial finally begins, Max is on his seventh bullet. He brings the gun to his shoulder, aims and pulls the trigger …
Romantic opera in three acts (1821)
Libretto by Friedrich Kind after August Apel's tale with the same title (1810)
Dialogue version by Jan Dvořák based on a concept by Philipp Stölzl
Additional music by Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Sung in German with German and English surtitles
Cast
Musical Director
Patrik Ringborg, Christoph Altstaedt
Stage Director, Stage Designer
Philipp Stölzl
Costume Designer
Gesine Völlm
Lighting Designer
Philipp Stölzl, Florian Schmitt
Stunt and Movement Director
Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie
Technical Stunt Director
Jamie Ogilvie
Stage Support
Franziska Harm
Sound Director
Alwin Bösch, Clemens Wannemacher
Sound Effects
Jan Petzold
Dramaturge
Olaf A. Schmitt
Ottokar
Liviu Holender, Johannes Kammler
Kuno
Franz Hawlata, Raimund Nolte
Agathe
Mandy Fredrich, Elissa Huber, Irina Simmes
Ännchen
Hanna Herfurtner, Gloria Rehm, Katharina Ruckgaber
Kaspar
Christof Fischesser, David Steffens, Oliver Zwarg
Max
Thomas Blondelle, Attilio Glaser, Mauro Peter
Samiel
Moritz von Treuenfels
Niklas Wetzel
A Hermit
Frederic Jost, Andreas Wolf
Kilian
Maximilian Krummen, Philippe Spiegel
Wired Aerial Theatre
Bregenzer Festspiele Extras
Bregenzer Festspiele Choir
Choirmaster: Benjamin Lack
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Choirmaster: Lukáš Kozubík
Wiener Symphoniker
