London Philharmonic Orchestra: Fidelio

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Performers

Vladimir Jurowski	Conductor
Daniel Slater	Director
London Voices
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anja Kampe	Soprano	Leonore
Sofia Fomina	Soprano	Marzelline
Peter Rose	Bass	Rocco
Robert Dean Smith	Tenor	Florestan
Ben Johnson	Tenor	Jaquino
Pavlo Hunka	Baritone	Don Pizarro
Ronan Collett	Baritone	Don Fernando

Chained in a dungeon, an innocent man awaits certain death. But as the world goes about its business above him, someone has remembered his plight – and maybe, just maybe, the new prison-warder Fidelio holds the key to his fate. Beethoven loved his only opera more than anything he ever wrote. It's a tale of disguises and escapes, of tyranny and freedom, of heroism and love, all set to music of soul-stirring nobility and compassion, and it loses none of its power in concert. Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO are joined by London Voices and a world-class cast to retell one of the most inspiring stories ever set to music.

This performance is sung in German with English narration.

Concert generously supported by Victoria Robey OBE.

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Beethoven’s “problem child”: staging Fidelio

Mark Pullinger, 31st January

We speak to three directors – Amélie Niermeyer, Tobias Kratzer and Frederic Wake-Walker – about the challenges of staging Beethoven's only opera.

A sense of theatre: Sir Antonio Pappano

Mark Pullinger, 21st November

Sir Antonio Pappano reflects on recent performances of Fidelio and Norma and how his Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has evolved and the difficulties staging Verdi.

Fidelio with footnotes

Dominic Lowe, 22nd January

Despite a condescending commentary, a strong performance from Anja Kampe as Leonore made this concert staging of Fidelio at the Royal Festival Hall thoroughly enjoyable.

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