Composer: |
Carl Maria von Weber |
Music title: |
Der Freischütz, Op. 77 |
Librettist: |
Johann Friedrich Kind |
Work definition: |
Romantische Oper in three acts |
After: |
After the anthology of ghost stories 'Gespensterbuch' by Johann August Apel and Friedrich Laun |
Language: |
German |
World premiere: |
18 June 1821, Schauspielhaus, Berlin |
ROH premiere: |
14 October 1824, Charles Kemble Opera Company |
ROH company premiere: |
23 April 1954, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |