Der Freischütz at Semperoper, Dresden
About the Event
Dare to enter the Wolf's Glen, and the darker reaches of the human heart… Axel Köhler's staging of the quintessential German Romantic opera takes the stage at Dresden's exquisite Semperoper, under the baton of rising star, Christoph Gedschold. Ritual and hierarchy provides stability in a shifting world, while the supernatural often seems an appealing partner in the search for success.
The young marksman, Max, is willing to risk his soul to win a shooting competition, and with it, the hand of his beloved Agathe. Meeting the enigmatic Kaspar in the eerie Wolf's Glen, Max casts seven magic bullets that may never miss their mark, but their diabolic accuracy carries a heavy price. Will love, and true hearts, vanquish temptation and evil?
Performed in German with German and English supertitles.
Cast / Production
Conductor Christoph Gedschold
Staging Axel Köhler
Set Design Arne Walther
Costume Design Katharina Weissenborn Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
Choreography Katrin Wolfram
Chorusmaster Jörn Hinnerk Andresen Dramaturgy Werner Hintze
Ottokar Sebastian Wartig
Kuno Bernd Zettisch
Agathe N.N.
Ännchen Katerina von Bennigsen
Kaspar Matthias Henneberg
Max Tomislav Mužek
The Hermit Tilmann Rönnebeck
Kilian Bernhard Hansky
First Bridesmaid Gabriele Berke
Second Bridesmaid Rahel Haar
Third Bridesmaid Jana Hohlfeld
Fourth Bridesmaid Heike Liebmann
1st Hunter Falk Joost
2nd Hunter Markus Hansel
3rd Hunter Reinhold Schreyer‐Morlock
Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
