Der Freischütz
A German opera, with spoken dialogue, in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber, with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. (Op. 77, J. 277). First performed on 18 June 1821 at the Schauspielhaus Berlin.
Translations and adaptations
It is usually translated as The Marksman or The Freeshooter
Performance history in South Africa
According to Jill Fletcher (1991), this production marked the first indigenous production of an opera in the true sense.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Freisch%C3%BCtz
Bosman, 1928: pp 218,
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