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WEBER: Freischutz (Der) (Hamburg State Opera studio production, 1968) (NTSC)
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Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHÜTZ
Studio Production from the Hamburg State Opera, 1968
Sung in German
Max: Ernst Kozub
Kaspar: Gottlob Frick
Kilian: Franz Grundheber
Cuno: Toni Blankenheim
Agathe: Arlene Saunders
Annchen: Edith Mathis
Prince Ottokar: Tom Krause
A Hermit: Hans Sotin
Samiel: Bernhard Minetti
Ballet and Chorus of the Hamburg State Opera
The Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg
Leopold Ludwig, conductor
Gyula Trebitsch, director
(arranged for TV by Joachim Hess)
Picture format: NTSC 4:3 (Colour)
Sound format: Dolby Digital Mono
Region code: 0
Menu Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Running time: 123 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)
- In June and July 1967 the Hamburg opera ensemble toured North America, with visits to the World Exposition in Montreal (Canada) and New York. In addition to six modern works (including Jenůfa and Mathis der Maler) the programme also featured Der Freischütz, which according to Liebermann "was virtually unknown in the United States." In order to avoid any "stylistic hiatus" with the modern operas, the company decided to perform a concert version of Weber's work. The tour concept was an enormous success, with tickets being traded at black market prices.
- In August 1967 the company made the first of 13 recordings for television. Commissioned by NDR, the film and TV company Polyphon made use of original productions from Hamburg State Opera. Director Joachim Hess (opera director at Hamburg State Opera from 1967 to 1972) adapted the stage versions to the requirements of television. Made in January/February 1968, Der Freischütz was the third of the films to be released.
- Rolf Liebermann saw one undeniable benefit in making film versions of opera – despite his fears of giving music lovers a reason not to visit his own theatre: "It is an important and curious sociological experience to reach several million viewers in one go, as opposed to two or three hundred thousand over a period of several years. […] For many people their first contact with the world opera is through the television."
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Composer(s):
Weber, Carl Maria von
Lyricist(s):
Kind, Johann Friedrich
Conductor(s):
Ludwig, Leopold
Orchestra(s):
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Ensemble(s):
Hamburg State Opera Ballet
Choir(s):
Hamburg State Opera Chorus
Artist(s):
Blankenheim, Toni; Frick, Gottlob; Grundheber, Franz; Kozub, Ernst; Krause, Tom; Mathis, Edith; Minetti, Bernhard; Saunders, Arlene; Sotin, Hans
Label: Arthaus Musik Genre: Opera Period: Classical
Catalogue No:
101271
Barcode:
807280127195
Distribution Note(s):
Not Available in Japan
Physical Release: 01/2007
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