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Weber shatters musical conventions, transcending the limitations of the flawed libretto to create a dramatic masterpiece that it is difficult to conceive was written in the first twenty-five years of the nineteenth century. Unlike Der Freischutz and Oberon which followed the traditions of Mozart's German operas and Beethoven's Fidelio, Euryanthe has no dialogue, being a continuous musical texture where every word is sung or declaimed. The entire orchestral writing takes a leap forward from the eighteenth century with characteristic colourings of each orchestral section being introduced in an inspirational way - the much performed overture being a foretaste of the brilliance of the complete score. Sung in German with English supertitles. New production.

Performers Anne Schwanewilms (Euryanthe), John Daszak (Adolar), Pavlo Hunka (Lysiart), Lauren Flanigan (Eglantine), Clive Bayley (King Louis VI).
Music Weber. Conductor Mark Elder. Conductor J David Jackson (Aug 22). Director Richard Jones. Design John Macfarlane. Lighting Jennifer Tipton. Choreographer Catherine Malone. Company Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Company The Glyndebourne Chorus.