Once again Frieder Bernius lives up to his name as the rediscoverer of unknown masterpieces from the Romantic era. Just in time for the Franz Ignaz Danzi's 250th anniversary together with the Kammerchor Stuttgart and the Hofkapelle Stuttgart he has snatched Danzi's opera Der Berggeist from an undeserved oblivion. This opera, first performed in Karlsruhe in 1813, based on the folkloric tale of Rubezahl, is an especially notable contribution to early Romantic opera in Germany.