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Title: This should be entitled Der Freight's schutz
Review: Having just watched the Hamburg Opera?s production of Weber?s Der Freisch?tz; on TV, I would have say, ?What a waste of a production?.This is one of my favourite German Operas, and I have never seen a decent production of it to date. I am a purist when it comes to opera and I HATE, HATE contemporary/modern productions of any kind. Stick to the script/score or leave it a lone, is my motto. The cast of this production, all unknown to me, sang & acted convincingly, considering the staging and costumes. I was also under the belief that the proscenium arch was to divide the stage from the audience! So, why in God?s name have Simon Yand (Hermit); sitting in the audience; even though his powerful bass voice was stunning.PLEASE!! can someone stage and record a conventional production of Der Freisch?tz without making a mockery of Weber?s masterpiece and the composer himself. I?m sure that he?s writhing in his grave at this very moment.
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