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A compelling harmony of stage and pit in a radically trad Fidelio at Garsington

Robert Murray (Florestan)
© Julian Guidera
Jonathan Lemalu (Rocco) and Isabelle Peters (Marzelline)
© Julian Guidera
Robert Murray (Florestan) and Sally Matthews (Leonore)
© Julian Guidera
Garsington Opera Chorus
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“it turns out that the score as Beethoven finally left it alone in 1814... still does the job”
Reviewed at Garsington Opera, High Wycombe on 27 June 2025
Beethoven, Fidelio
Garsington Opera
Douglas Boyd, Conductor
John Cox, Director
Gary McCann, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Ben Pickersgill, Lighting Designer
The English Concert
Garsington Opera Chorus
Jamie Manton, Revival Director
Robert Murray, Florestan
Sally Matthews, Leonore
Musa Ngqungwana, Don Pizarro
Jonathan Lemalu, Rocco
Richard Burkhard, Don Fernando
Oliver Johnston, Jaquino
Isabelle Peters, Marzelline
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