OperaGene Last year I was pleased to see that the Virginia Opera was going to perform Der Freischutz (The Magic Marksman) in their new season, mainly because we do not often get to see this opera in the U.S.. There are at least three perspectives...
After striking productions of Aida, Philip Glass’s Orphée, and Hansel and Gretel, Virginia Opera has seemed content recently to return to mostly opera chestnuts. This season’s winning production of Carl Maria von Weber’s ghost...
“It’s a piece about God and guns,” said Virginia Opera principal conductor and artistic advisor Adam Turner. The opera to which he refers is “Der Freischütz”—“The Magic Marksman”—to be performed this weekend...
The Virginia Opera has taken on the project of introducing contemporary American audiences to one of the most influential masterpieces of opera, Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz”. Review: Freischütz American Style – Virginia Opera’s Praiseworthy“Magic Marksman”...
There are many good things to be said for Virginia Opera’s new production, “Der Freischutz (The Magic Marksman),” which opened Friday at the Harrison Opera House and will be performed today. NORFOLK By M.D. RidgeCorrespondent Jan 30, 2017 There are many good...
