I don't believe I've ever seen either of them in staged opera, but by all accounts Simon O'Neill isn't a natural actor, and Christine Brewer, well, her stage demeanour is constantly one of disengagement, even though she usually sounds divine. Although, on the way in I overheard someone say that they had seen it and there was an actual wild boar on stage, so no production I ever see is ever going to live up to that!Īnother advantage is that they can get exceptional singers like Christine Brewer and Simon O'Neill to perform. Advantages being that it actually gets to be performed, and isn't ruined by a dull, over-literal stage production. It was a concert performance, for all the advantages and disadvantages that offers. But, in truth, I don't think I have lost anything by being slow. I suppose I should have written my blogpost at the time, in order to capture and reflect upon nuances, memorable moments. This was a concert performance, at the Barbican and I attended it over two weeks ago. I once read a description of him being the link between Donizetti and Wagner, which I think has a plausibility to it, even though it probably wouldn't stand up to scrutiny, and is probably quite meaningless anyway. And, as far as I can tell, it is rarely performed.
Der Freischütz (usually translated as The Marksman or The Freeshooter) is an opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind.
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