Storyline
Fierrabras of 1823 is the last of Franz Schubert’s 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 – 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 “marvellously expressive miracle Dorothea Röschmann” (Die Zeit) and “Michael Schade, who exudes his exceptional tenor in Fierrabras’s heroic arias” (Der neue Merker). Under the energetic baton of lngo Metzmacher, the Vienna Philharmonic unfold “the melos, the poetry, the sweetness and the dramatic force of Schubert’s highly refined and atmospheric sound worlds” (Kleine Zeitung) in highly romantic fashion.
Cast & Crew
MS
Michael Schade
Fierrabras
LeadJK
Julia Kleiter
Emma
BB
Benjamin Bernheim
Eginhard
Dorothea Röschmann
Florinda
MW
Markus Werba
Roland
Georg Zeppenfeld
Charlemagne
Marie-Claude Chappuis
Maragond
MW
Manuel Walser
Brutamonte
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Stein's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Schubert: Fierrabras is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
