Prom 9

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Fidelio (concert performance, sung in German)

Performers

Juanjo Mena	Conductor
Orfeón Donostiarra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Ricarda Merbeth	Soprano	Leonore
Stuart Skelton	Tenor	Florestan
Detlef Roth	Baritone	Don Pizarro
David Soar	Bass	Don Fernando
James Creswell	Bass	Rocco
Louise Alder	Soprano	Marzelline
Benjamin Hulett	Tenor	Jaquino

The first of three politically charged stage works this season is Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio – a passionate musical protest against political oppression, first performed in the wake of the French Revolution. At its heart is the stirring ‘Prisoners’ Chorus’, a poignant hymn to freedom and the power of the human spirit. Australian tenor Stuart Skelton stars as the imprisoned Florestan, with soprano Ricarda Merbeth as his faithful and resourceful wife Leonore.

Tickets £9.50 - £50.

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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.

Prom 9: Refined beauty in Beethoven's Fidelio

David Karlin, 22nd July

Skelton's Florestan provides the power in a refined, elegant performance that brings out the beauty in Beethoven's score.

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