DVD + Blu-Ray:
Der Freischütz

A phenomenal production from Bregenz Festival: Philipp Stölzl and Enrique Mazzola team up for Carl Maria von Weber's masterpiece.

“Bull’s eye”, Carl Maria von Weber triumphantly wrote to his librettist Friedrich Kind after the enthusiastically received world premiere of Der Freischütz in 1821 in Berlin. With its emotional and gripping music, it soon became the epitome of German Romantic opera. As one of the most popular operas in the German-speaking world, Der Freischütz has now been staged on the Seebühne for the first time under the lead of director and stage designer Philipp Stölzl and conductor-in-residence Enrique Mazzola. The two teamed up again in Bregenz following their phenomenal success with Verdi’s Rigoletto.

“The staging is overwhelming” (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

“A small theatre miracle is taking place in Bregenz” (Der Tagesspiegel).

BONUS: A Winter's Tale: Inside Der Freischütz at Bregenzer Festspiele

Original title Der Freischütz
Genre Opera
Conductor Enrique Mazzola
Orchestra / Band Wiener Symphoniker
Soloist Mauro Peter, Nikola Hillebrand, Christof Fischesser, Katharina Ruckgaber, Moritz von Treuenfels
Choir Bregenzer Festspielchor, Prague Philharmonic Choir
Stage Director Philipp Stölzl
Recording location Bregenz Festival
Recording date July 2024
Duration 153 mins (Opera: 128 mins / Bonus: 25 mins)
Producer A co-production of ORF, NHK, ZDF and UNITEL in cooperation with Bregenzer Festspiele