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Der Freischütz or The Freeshooter is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. It premiered on June 18, 1821 at the Schauspielhaus ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Der Freischutz (The Marksman), a gothic horror opera long dismissed outside Germany as ludicrous, has ridden changing entertainment ...
When Weber's opera Der Freischütz received its triumphant premiere in 1821 the curtain had been finally raised on the new Romantic movement. Weber’s father was a keen amateur violinist and dreamt of ...
Whether you're on the trolleybus on the way to the performance, having a cigarette before the premiere or waiting in the toilet queue, with this quick check you'll be perfectly prepared for the ...
Carl Maria von Weber was Dresden’s music director while he was writing Der Freischutz, so it is not surprising that two recordings of the opera have been made by the Dresden State Opera. This new ...
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON >> Carl Maria von Weber’s “Euryanthe” will be presented at the 25th anniversary Bard Music Festival this summer in what the organization says is the opera’s first American revival ...
"The Freeshooter" sounds like the name of a blockbuster movie. It may be a movie someday, but until then, it's just the name of a blockbuster opera. Carl Maria von Weber wrote the "Die Freischutz" in ...
Donald Macleod explores Carl Maria von Weber’s city lives and those dramas and scandals survived throughout. Weber’s relationship with European cities mirrored his life and work, from the restless ...