Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Chained in a secret dungeon, an innocent man is in bad shape... Beethoven's Fidelio is a rescue opera ...

Fidelio is a hybrid piece, beginning very specifically with scenes typical of the “Singspiel” genre and closing in almost ...

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As long as we have prisons and government, and as long as profit and power remain factors in that equation, we do well to keep the warning of “Fidelio” in our cultural employ. The abuse of power that ...

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: 1. Allegro con brio Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: 2. Adagio Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: 3. Rondo. Molto allegro ...

When Leonora asks Rocco to allow the prisoners out of their cells and into the garden in the first act of Beethoven’s Fidelio, the beauty of the Garsington Manor setting comes into its own like a ...

Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, David Butt Philip plays the political prisoner Florestan, and ...

Yes, this is the lowest grossing weekend of 2025 to date, but not for opera, as the specialty market found its maestro, Ludwig van Beethoven. The Met: Live in HD transmission of Beethoven’s Fidelio ...

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