Organization

Singer

Baritone

Andrej Baturkin

Ottokar

Stanislav Li

Bass

Roman Ulybin

Kuno

Stanislav Chernenkov

Soprano

Elena Bezgodkova

Agathe

Maria Makeeva

Evgenia Afanasieva

Ännchen

Maria Pakhar

Igor Korostylev

Caspar

Maxim Orlov

Tenor

Chingis Ayusheev

Vladimir Dmitruk

Kirill Matveev

Maxim Osokin

A Hermit

Dmitry Kondratkov

Kilian

Ilya Pavlov

Stage director

Alexander Titel

Conductor

Fabrice Bollon

Timur Zangiev

Costume designer

Irina Akimova

Set designer

Yury Ustinov

Choreographer

Larisa Alexandrova

Chorus master

Stanislav Lykov

Anastasya Chernovolos

Felix Kudryavtsev

Video designer

Pavel Suvorov

Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Music Theatre

German

Der Freischütz, op. 77 -  (The Marksman)

Moscow

Russia

Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater

Main stage

Der Freischütz Weber

Public

The Marksman

Approved

The Free Gunner is often referred to as the first German national opera. At the same time, it is one of the peaks of the romantic opera of the 19th century. Continuing the tradition of Mozart's singspiel (primarily The Magic Flute), Weber opened the way to the future for German music.

Expressive, catchy melodies and a fascinating plot instantly brought popularity to the "Free Gunner". From the first performances, held in June 1821 in Berlin under the direction of the author, the opera was an unprecedented success. The famous German writer Ernest Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann stated: “With this new great work, the composer has erected a monument to himself that will create an era in the history of German opera…”. That was absolutely true - with the advent of The Free Gunner in Germany, the dominance of Italian opera ended and a whole galaxy of national authors appeared, the most famous of which soon became Wagner.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew