Pro-Ject The Freischutz Project
Beyond being a masterpiece, 'Der Freischütz' marks a starting point as one of the first - if not the first - great German Romantic operas', says Laurence Equilbey. She conducts highlights from Weber's exhilarating, ground-breaking work in both audio and video format, recorded live in Paris. The vivid period instruments of the Insula Orchestra are joined by the Accentus Choir and a cast led with poetry and radiance by tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac and soprano Johanni van Oostrum.