Axel Köhler’s production of Der Freischütz at the Dresden State Opera was described by Die Presse as “a minor miracle in Dresden”. In the words of the Salzburger Nachrichten, Köhler “scored a bulleye” with his sombre and satanic interpretation of Weber’s Romantic opera about love, temptation, souls sold to the Devil, obsession andfaith. According to the Financial Times, Christian Thielemann and the Dresden Staatskapelle conjured up a sense of “mortal terror from the orchestra pit. […] Thielemann is in command of every detail. That makes for utterly gripping listening.”
Christian Thielemann
as Himself
Michael König
as Max
Georg Zeppenfeld
as Kaspar
Albert Dohmen
as Kuno
Sara Jakubiak
as Agathe
Christina Landshamer
as Ännchen
Adrian Eröd
as Fürst Ottokar
Sebastian Wartig
as Kilian
Andreas Bauer
as Hermit
