If you believe musical performance fundamentally is an expression of freedom, then “Fidelio,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, is your über text. The famed work is now at Lyric Opera of Chicago with ...

“Fidelio” is Beethoven’s only opera. It took 11 years (1803-1814) and multiple revisions to cobble into its final form, which may explain why there is no other opera by Beethoven. The plot – ...

Opera Company of Middlebury Opera Company of Middlebury presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” directed by Douglas Anderson and conducted by Filippo Ciabatti, June 2-10 at Town Hall Theater, 68 S.

The lowest point is the highest point in Washington National Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Deep in Pizarro’s dungeon, a woebegone Florestan — powerfully sung by tenor Jamez McCorkle ...

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

Space to act and interact: soloists, orchestra and chorus in Opera North's 'Fidelio' from Leeds Town HallAll images by Richard H Smith The orchestra is down to 33: single (hardworking!) woodwind, two ...

On paper, director Tobias Kratzer’s rationale for his production of Beethoven’s Fidelio made persuasive sense. He started from the premise that Beethoven set his story in Spain because the censors ...

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Beethoven’s “Fidelio” is a brave opera of liberation. It may also be a dramatically flawed opera, and one Beethoven anguished over longer than any of his other great works. But liberation itself is a ...

reporting from SAN FRANCISCO — “Fidelio” is opera’s never-ending fixer-upper. Beethoven’s only opera and the score the composer spent the most time on almost never works, yet it is all but ...

The 14th Daegu International Opera Festival kicks off on Oct. 6 and will continue until Nov. 5 at the Daegu Opera House. This year’s event is themed "To Joy from Suffering" and will feature main ...