DER FREISCHÜTZ
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria von Weber
DER FREISCHÜTZ
1999
Soloists:
Charlotte Margiono, Wolfgang Rauch, Sabine Ritterbusch
Orchestra, Chorus:
Chor und Orchester der Staatsoper Hamburg
Conductor:
Ingo Metzmacher
Director:
Peter Konwitschny
Der Freischütz was first performed at the Königliches Schauspielhaus Berlin, on 18 June 1821, and enjoyed a tremendous success, heralding the breakthrough for German Romantic opera and its victory over the Italian bel canto. Richard Wagner was to continue the new musical-dramatic concept of Der Freischütz in his works. The opera soon became popular and was widely admired, including by Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Heinrich Heine and Hector Berlioz, who composed a recitative piece for a Paris performance in 1841. This recording is of Peter Konwitschny’s highly respected new production at the Hamburg Staatsoper in 1999, which benefited from the musical direction of Ingo Metzmacher.
Label:
Arthaus Musik
Genre:
Oper
Running Time:
160
Picture Format:
16:9
Sound Format:
PCM Stereo
Number of Discs:
1
Region:
0
Languages:
DE
Subtitle Languages:
FR, GB, IT
EAN:
0807280010794
UPC:
807280010794
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