Euryanthe, J. 291

Composer: Weber, Carl Maria von

Librettist/Text Author: Chezy, Wilhelmina Christiane von

Conductor: Korsten, Gerard

Orchestra: Cagliari Teatro Lirico Orchestra

Chorus: Cagliari Teatro Lirico Chorus

Chorus Master: Vero, Paolo

Adolar: Chung, Yikun

Bertha: Savoia, Rosanna

Eglantine: Fogasova, Jolana

Euryanthe: Prokina, Elena

Lysiart: Scheibner, Andreas

Rudolph: Cernoch, Pavel

The King: Salsi, Luca

Set Designer: Pizzi, Pier Luigi

Costume Designer: Pizzi, Pier Luigi

Lighting Designer: Rossi, Sergio

Choreographer: Franzutti, Fredy

Stage Director: Pizzi, Pier Luigi

Television Director: Scalfi, Marco

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Date of Production: 2002

Venue: Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

Playing Time: 02:49:00

Catalogue Number: 33408

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After his success with Freischütz, Weber wanted to write a grand romantic opera and in the end the subject of Euryanthe was chosen, a tale inspired by a legend going back to the thirteen century. Euryanthe is music of inspiration and originality such as is rarely found in the history of German opera in the first half of the nineteenth century. The Italianisms that are occasionally glimpsed in Freischütz are eliminated almost completely. Euryanthe is set to music in its entirety, with accompanied recitative passages that are often of great beauty. We may say that in an opera that has many experimental features Weber sought for the first and only time in his life to overcome the traditional dichotomy between spoken and sung parts, between recitative and closed numbers, creating a highly supple musical structure. The present production features a cast of specialists of German opera and the outstanding direction of Pier Luigi Pizzi.