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Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Performers

Simone Young	Conductor
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Eleanor Lyons	Soprano	Leonore
Madeleine Pierard	Soprano	Leonore
Simon O'Neill	Tenor	Florestan
James Roser	Baritone	Don Pizarro
Jonathan Lemalu	Bass	Rocco
James Clayton	Baritone	Don Fernando
Samantha Clarke	Soprano	Marzelline
Nicholas Jones	Tenor	Jaquino
Christopher Hillier	Baritone	Second prisoner
Louis Hurley	Tenor	First prisoner

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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.

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Jeremy Eccles, 24th November

Simone Young is made of stern stuff. With 30 hours to go before the concert performance, her Leonore falls ill. Can the show go on?

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Simone Young conducts Beethoven's FidelioConcert performance