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DER FREISCHÜTZ [Il franco cacciatore]

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)

Opera in three acts in German [Sung in Italian]
Libretto: Johann Friedrich Kind
Premièr at Schauspielhaus, Berlin 18 June 1821

18† January 1956 (4 Performances)

Teatro Verdi, Trieste

Conductor: Mario Rossi
Chorus master: n/a
Stage director: Carlo Piccinato
Scene and costumes: Casa Sormani

Prince Ottakar RAIMONDO BOTTAGHELLI baritone
Cuno the head ranger VITO SUSCA bass
Max a forester ALESSADRO ZILLIANI tenor
Caspar a forester BORIS CHRISTOFF bass
Kilian a rich peasant ENO MUCCHIUTTI tenor
A Hermit ANTONIO MASSARIA bass
Samiel the wild huntsman ETTORE GERI speaking part
Agathe Cuno’s daughter LEYLA GENCER soprano [Role debut]
Aennchen her cousin RENATO SCOTTO soprano
A young girl LILIANA HUSSU soprano

Time: Middle of Seventeenth Century
Place: Bohemia

† Recording date

Photos © FOTO DE ROTA, Trieste