Much to the chagrin of its librettist Friedrich Kind, this opera's original opening scene, in which a hermit has a terrible vision of the future, was cut from the final version.
Much to the chagrin of its librettist Friedrich Kind, this opera's original opening scene, in which a hermit has a terrible vision of the future, was cut from the final version. A diminished seventh chord accompanies seven manifestations of evil in a scene taking place in the Wolf's Glen, and in this opera's first act the drinking song "Hier im ird'schen Jammerthal" is sung in order to enrage the protagonist, who wants to marry the daughter of Cuno. In Act II, Aennchen accidentally knocks down (*) a portrait, hurting a woman who dreams that she will be killed in the form of a white dove; that woman also makes a bridal wreath using a possibly-magical rose and is named Agathe. After he is defeated in a contest by the peasant Killian, the protagonist Max is shown by the forester Caspar the power of magic bullets that will allow him to win the marksman's competition the next day. For 10 points, name this opera by Carl Maria von Weber.
Much to the chagrin of its librettist Friedrich Kind, this opera's original opening scene, in which a hermit has a terrible vision of the future, was cut from the final version.
{Der Freischütz} [accept The {Free}-{Shooter} or The {Marksman} before that word is read]