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Der Freischütz, openluchtopera Kasteel Montfort

OUTDOOR OPERA DER FREISCHÜTZ AT CASTLE MONTFORT

On Saturday evening, September 3, 2022, the open-air opera Der Freischütz will take place at Montfort Castle, in a modern adaptation. Beautiful music by top musicians in a special location with a monumental decor are the main ingredients for a special evening.

Der Freischütz is a production by Opera Compact and Het Productionhuis Valkenburg, in a brand new, contemporary but romantic arrangement by jazz composer Jesse Passenier. International soloists and top singers from their own region, a choir and a professional wind orchestra bring this romantic opera under the baton of opera specialist Enrico Delamboye to life. Also special is the participation of Sint Urbanus Montfort.

In Der Freischütz, the hunter Max, in an attempt to win over his beloved Agathe, decides to lend fate a hand by making a pact with the devil. With disastrous consequences…

For director Sybrand van der Werf, the analogy with today is clear: happiness no longer seems to be something that happens to you, but something you are entitled to. We can get everything, buy it, order it, have it delivered or replace it. And the moment something is not possible, we become disrupted. That does not fit into the picture of makeable reality (see the current pandemic). Then, just like Max does in the opera, we get caught (#devil's pact) to what we think we are entitled to (#voormij). Often at the expense of others…

With Thomas Bonni, Fenna Ograjensek, Bibi Ortjens and Emil Szarkowicz; choir: project choir with Vocal Group Odeon; orchestra: Mosa saxophone quartet, Southern Brass, horns from the Conservatorium Maastricht horn class, flute, double bass, percussion; Sint Urbanus Montfort. And all this with Montfort Castle, which dates from 1260, as a beautiful historical backdrop.

Location	Kasteel Montfort
Address	Huysdijk 4, Montfort
Date	3 september 2022
Time	20.30 uur
Organisatie	Stichting Exploitatie Heerlickheit Montfort