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Music by Carl Maria von Weber
Libretto by Friedrich Kind Fri, February 19, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Sun, February 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Sat, February 27, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Sun, February 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM
All performances at the Lucie Stern Theatre
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, California
Preview with piano on Thursday, February 11, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
at the Palo Alto Art Center - 1313 Newell Rd. at Embarcadero, Palo Alto
conductor José Luis Moscovich director Yuval Sharon
Sung in German, with English titles
In collaboration with
Yannis Adoniou's KUNST-STOFF Dance Company Synopsis:
Max, a young hunter, loves Agathe; but in order to win her hand he must succeed at a shooting contest. Kaspar, who has secretly pledged his soul to the Devil, offers Max seven magic bullets which will hit their target regardless of the skill of the marksman. But the seventh bullet belongs to the Devil... A love story with a twist and more than a hint of the supernatural, Der Freischütz was the first major German Romantic opera. Great arias and ensembles, soaring choruses and lively folk dances fill this superb score, considered the precursor to Wagner's operas. |
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