Leider nur ganz kleines Kino: Der Freischütz am MTadW

Tuomas Katajala (Max)

Jacquelyn Wagner (Agathe) und Tuomas Katajala (Max)

Guido Jentjens (Kuno), Dean Murphy (Fürst Ottokar) und Alex Esposito (Kaspar)

Tuomas Katajala (Max)

Sofia Fomina (Ännchen)

Jacquelyn Wagner (Agathe)

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

By Norman Schwarze, 26 March 2023

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“so schafft sich die Oper leider selbst ab”

Reviewed at MuseumsQuartier Wien: Halle E, Vienna on 24 March 2023

Weber, Der Freischütz

MusikTheater an der Wien

Patrick Lange, Conductor

David Marton, Director, Set Designer

Pola Kardum, Costume Designer

Henning Streck, Lighting Designer

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Charlotte Spichalsky, Mitarbeit Bühne

Chris Kondek, Video

Kai Weßler, Dramaturgy

Tuomas Katajala, Max

Jacquelyn Wagner, Agathe

Alex Esposito, Kaspar

Sofia Fomina, Ännchen

Dean Murphy, Ottokar

Guido Jentjens, Kuno

Levente Páll, A Hermit

Viktor Rud, Kilian

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Norman Schwarze

Norman ist Münchner, absoluter Reisefanatiker, Blogger und Opernliebhaber seit frühester Kindheit. Besonders begeistert er sich für progressive Inszenierungen und Stücke des 21. Jahrhunderts. Nach seinem Studium der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaften orientierte er sich neu und arbeitet nun als Produktmanager im Börsenumfeld. Das ist sein Blog: www.annees-de-pelerinage.com

Leider nur ganz kleines Kino: Der Freischütz am MusikTheater an der Wien