Librettist Friedrich Kind
Date of composition 1821 (1817-1821)
Premiered 1821, June 18th in Berlin, Germany
First published 1821
Type Opera
Catalogue J. 277
Approx. duration 120 minutes
Spoken language German
Instruments Orchestra
Voice (Tenor) - Max, an assistant forester
Chorus/Choir
Voice (Baritone) - Kilian, a wealthy peasant
Voice (Bass) - Cuno, a hereditary forester
Voice (Bass) - Caspar, an assistant forester
Voice (Soprano) - Ännchen, Agathe's relative
Voice (Soprano) - Agathe, Cuno's daughter
Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Samiel, the 'Black Huntsman'
Voice (Soprano) - Four bridesmaids
Voice (Baritone) - Ottokar, a sovereign prince
Voice (Bass) - Hermit
Arrangements Franz Liszt: Freischütz Fantasie, S. 451
Franz Liszt: Ouvertüre aus Webers Oper Der Freischütz, S. 575
Links
Autotranslations beta Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J. 277
Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J. 277
Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J. 277