Schubert: Fierrabras
Synopsis
Fierrabras of 1823 is the last of Franz Schubertâs stage works. Rarely performed to this day, this heroic-romantic opera has now been staged for the first time ever at the Salzburg Festival by famous director Peter Stein. Based on an old French 12th-century epic, the plot depicts the military conflict between Christians and Moors at the time of Charlemagne â as a backdrop to stories of love and friendship that prove to be stronger than war and hatred of otherness. The strong cast includes the âmarvellously expressive miracle Dorothea Röschmannâ (Die Zeit) and âMichael Schade, who exudes his exceptional tenor in Fierrabrasâs heroic ariasâ (Der neue Merker). Under the energetic baton of lngo Metzmacher, the Vienna Philharmonic unfold âthe melos, the poetry, the sweetness and the dramatic force of Schubertâs highly refined and atmospheric sound worldsâ (Kleine Zeitung) in highly romantic fashion.
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