Weber: Der Freischütz
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 19th October 2019
The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is no stranger to Weber’s opera Der Freischütz. Vincent d’Indy conducted it in October 1913, during its second season. The theatre is no stranger to scandal either. Within two months of its opening, the venue staged the premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet Le Sacre du printemps, which caused a riot from outraged audience members. Although the production team received a few hearty boos at the curtain call, Raphaël Navarro and Clément Debailleul’s insipid new production of Freischütz was never going to provoke a riot on the Avenue Montaigne. It merely induced a sense of apathy.
Johanni van Oostrum (Agathe) and accentus
© Julien Benamou
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