Fierrabras (2015)

Fierrabras of 1823 is the last of Franz Schuberts stage works Rarely performed to this day this heroicromantic opera has now been staged for the first time ever at the Salzburg Festival by famous director Peter Stein Based on an old French 12thcentury 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 Fierrabrass 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 Schuberts highly refined and atmospheric sound worlds Kleine Zeitung in highly romantic fashion