Der Freischütz
自由射手

Der Freischütz is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by his friend Friedrich Kind. It premiered and succeeded on 18 June 1821 at the Schauspielhaus Berlin. It is considered the first important German Romantic opera, especially in its national identity and stark emotionality. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the Freischütz and many of its tunes were thought to be inspired by German folk music, but this is a common misconception.
《自由射手》是德国作曲家卡尔·马利亚·冯·韦伯根据朋友弗雷德里希·金特的剧本创作的三幕对话歌剧，1821年6月18日在柏林皇家歌剧院首演成功。该剧因其在全国取得的名声和洋溢的充沛情感，被认为是德国浪漫派歌剧的首部重要作品。故事情节来源于德国民间关于自由射手的传说，因此许多人误认为剧中的配曲也源于德国民俗音乐。

The story line of the opera centers on a young hunter called Max. He has to win a shooting competition to marry his lover Agathe. Having lost the first round, he could not afford for a second failure, which drove him into depression. Seeing this opportunity, Kaspar, a notorious hunter, who has sold his soul to demon and been in desperate search for a substitute, plots at attaining Marx's body. Thus, Marx was pitifully tricked into the Wolf's Glen in search of a never-miss-a-target bullet. When the day of final contest arrives, Marx's gun is aiming at a little dove barely leaving the flowery shrubs, which turns out to be his lover under spell. The gun shots and the dove falls down — that is when magic befalls. The wise and fair hermit magically turns Marx's muzzle to the tree where Kaspar is hiding. So the wicked Kaspar is punished by death and Max as well as his love is rescued.
歌剧的故事情节是：青年猎人马克斯在一次射击初赛中失败了，他正为第二天的决赛发愁，因为如果继续失利，他就不可能同自己的恋人阿迦特成婚。这时，一个已经将灵魂出卖给魔鬼的声名狼藉的猎人卡斯帕尔乘虚而入，他因为自己的死期将至而急于找个替身，便诱骗可怜的马克斯到鬼魂出没的狼谷寻找百发百中的子弹。决赛开始了，马克斯的目标是花丛中飞起的一只小白鸽，殊不知这是阿迦特的化身。一声枪响白鸽落地，奇迹出现了，智慧与公正的隐士用法术将马克斯的枪口移向躲在树上的卡斯帕尔，存心害人的卡斯帕尔受到了应有的惩罚，马克斯和阿迦特最终得救。