Liberated from its ludicrous libretto: how the magnificence of Oberon can be properly heard at last
Full of panache and originality, Weber’s grand opera is the work of a composer at the height of his powers – but its plot is a load of nonsense. The conductor of its Proms premiere celebrates its brillianceCarl Maria von Weber was a great opera composer with a minimal ability to find the right libretto writers. He never made a good choice in any of the three pieces for which he’s still known.Oberon was his final work. He wrote it…
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