Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) | Der Freischütz (French version, 1841, with recitatives by Berlioz; concert performance) | Libretto by Friedrich Kind |
Performers
| Andrew Kennedy | Tenor | Max |
| Sophie Karthäuser | Soprano | Agathe |
| Gidon Saks | Baritone | Kaspar |
| Virginie Pochon | Soprano | Ännchen |
| Matthew Brook | Bass | Kuno |
| Monteverdi Choir | ||
| Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | ||
| Sir John Eliot Gardiner | Conductor |
Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his team have recently been staging Berlioz’s rarely performed take on Weber’s Der Freischütz at the Opéra Comique in Paris. As originally composed, the work has spoken dialogue in German but, for the Paris production of 1841, Berlioz replaced the dialogue with recitative as well as adding the ballet expected by French audiences at the time.
This is the most familiar part of his revision today, an orchestration of Weber’s Invitation to the Dance. Tonight’s rendition of the complete opera in Berlioz’s reconfiguration is its first outing at the Proms.
This is the most familiar part of his revision today, an orchestration of Weber’s Invitation to the Dance. Tonight’s rendition of the complete opera in Berlioz’s reconfiguration is its first outing at the Proms.
