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| Composer | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1814 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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MunichFidelio
Beethoven: Fidelio
Stefan Soltesz; Calixto Bieito; Bavarian State Opera; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Edwin Crossley-Mercer; Michael Kupfer-Radecky
MontrealFidelio
Beethoven: Fidelio
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Michael Schade; Alan Held; Luca Pisaroni; Raymond Aceto
LondonFidelio: The Opera
Beethoven: Fidelio
Raffaello Morales; Andrew Coppin; Fidelio Opera Company; Mark Bonney; Thomas Humphreys
ZürichFidelio
Beethoven: Fidelio
Markus Poschner; Andreas Homoki; Zurich Opera; Henrik Ahr; Barbara Drosihn; Andreas Schager; Oliver Widmer
PittsburghBeethoven's “Fidelio”
Beethoven: Fidelio
Manfred Honeck; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
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A bold update of Beethoven in Prague
Realism elbows aside romanticism in this dark departure from a star-studded tradition.
No protests required: Deborah Warner's Fidelio returns to La Scala
Chung's mastery of orchestral colour and texture came into its own, the brooding introduction to Act 2 making for a harrowingly apocalyptic representation of tyranny.
Cynicism reigns in Katharina Wagner’s Fidelio in Tokyo
The most talked about new production in the New National Theatre Tokyo’s 20th anniversary season undercuts Beethoven’s idealism.
A colourless Fidelio in Zurich
Celebrating a courageous woman who is able to secure the release of her husband from prison, Beethoven’s sole opera Fidelio has music that is more compelling that its plot.
Prom 9: Refined beauty in Beethoven's Fidelio
Skelton's Florestan provides the power in a refined, elegant performance that brings out the beauty in Beethoven's score.
