Great singing, but overwrought staging in Der Freischütz

By Sarah Batschelet, 14 October 2016

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“rarely has costuming commanded such presence, or caused such a distraction”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 13 October 2016

Weber, Der Freischütz

Zurich Opera

Marc Albrecht, Conductor

Herbert Fritsch, Director, Set Designer

Victoria Behr, Costume Designer

Oliver Widmer, Ottokar

Pavel Daniluk, Kuno

Lise Davidsen, Agathe

Mélissa Petit, Ännchen

Christof Fischesser, Kaspar

Christopher Ventris, Max

Zhang Wen Wei, A Hermit

Yuriy Tsiple, Kilian

Orchester der Oper Zürich

Zurich Opera Chorus

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.

Great singing, but overwrought staging in Zurich's Der Freischütz