Beethoven’s Fidelio: The Royal Opera
Antonio Pappano introduces a production of Beethoven's only opera, a story of risk and triumph against a backdrop of revolution, starring Lise Davidsen and David Butt Philip.
Antonio Pappano introduces a production of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, from the Royal Opera House, a story of risk and triumph against a backdrop of revolution.
David Butt Philip plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as Fidelio), who daringly sets out to save him from certain death. Tobias Kratzer’s staging brings together the dark reality of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the conflicts of the modern age to illuminate Fidelio’s inspiring message of a common humanity.
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BBC Concert Orchestra And The BBC Symphony Chorus
Fidelio Overture
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George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra
Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture Fidelio
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Kurt Moll, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink
Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 - Original Version - Act 1 - "Jetzt, Alter, Jetzt Hat Es Eile!"
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Jessye Norman, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink
Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 - Original Version - Act 1 - "Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin?"
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, Op 72, Act I: No 9 Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin?
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Robert Johnson, Philip Kraus, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 / Act 1 - "O Welche Lust, In Freier Luft Den Atem Leicht Zu Heben!"
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Dresden State Opera Chorus, Chor Der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink
Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 - Original Version - Act 1 - "O Welche Lust, In Freier Luft Den Atem Leicht Zu He- Ben!
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Jessye Norman, Kurt Moll, Pamela Coburn, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink
Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 - Original Version - Act 1 - "Nun Sprecht, Wie Ging's?"
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Waters of Ain
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Jessye Norman, Reiner Goldberg, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink
Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 - Original Version - Act 2 - "O Namenlose Freude"
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Dresden State Opera Chorus, Chor Der Staatsoper Dresden, Kurt Moll, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Jessye Norman, Pamela Coburn, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink
Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 - Original Version - Act 2 - "Heil Sei Dem Tag"
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Leonore/Fidelio | Lise Davidsen |
| Florestan | David Butt Philip |
| Jaquino | Robin Tritschler |
| Marzelline | Amanda Forsythe |
| Rocco | Georg Zeppenfeld |
| Don Pizarro | Simon Neal |
| First prisoner | Filipe Manu |
| Second prisoner | Timothy Dawkins |
| Don Fernando | Egils Siliņš |
| Conductor | Antonio Pappano |
| Executive Producer | Tony Followell |
| Producer | Peter Jones |
| Director | Rhodri Huw |
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