Der Freischütz (1999)
2h 38m
Running Time
March 1, 1999Release Date
Plot.
Set in a mountainous and thickly wooded Bohemian landscape in the 17th century, Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischütz" (The Marksman) tells the tale of Max, a young gamekeeper. Max is in love with Agathe, daughter of the head ranger to Prince Ottokar. To win her hand, an ancient custom requires Max to prove his skill as a marksman on the morning of the wedding by shooting at any object the Prince may choose on the spur of the moment. Max is willing to do anything, absolutely anything to succeed - even at the cost of selling his soul to the demon Samiel.
Recorded live at the Zürich Opera House, 1999.
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Cast & Crew.

Peter Seiffert
Max

Matti Salminen
Kaspar

Inga Nielsen
Agathe

Malin Hartelius
Ännchen

Werner Gröschel
Kuno

Anna Soranno
Vier Brautjungfern

Cheyne Davidson
Prince Ottokar

Eleanor Paunovic
Vier Brautjungfern

László Polgár
Eremit

Volker Vogel
Kilian

Raphael Clamer
Samiel

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Conductor / Music Director

Carl Maria von Weber
Original Music Composer

Alf Bernhard-Leonardi
Director

Johann Friedrich Kind
Writer

Hartmut Meyer
ProductionDesigner
Details.
This Movie Is About.
opera
prince
forest ranger
love
curse
demon
hunt
postponed wedding
magical creature
marksmanship
bohemia