We will be showing Beethoven’s Fidelio live from the Royal Opera House on Tuesday 17th March at 7.15pm
Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him. Set in strong counterpoint are the ingredients of domestic intrigue, determined love and the cruelty of an oppressive regime. The music is transcendent throughout and includes the famous Act I Quartet, the Prisoners’ Chorus and Florestan’s impassioned Act II cry in the darkness and vision of hope. Tobias Kratzer’s new staging brings together the dark reality of the French Revolutionary ‘Terror’ and our own time to illuminate Fidelio’s inspiring message of shared humanity.
Doors open 30 minutes before the performance commences. Please arrive in plenty of time to register and, if you wish, order interval drinks.
For booking information please go here
Cast and Creatives | |
Music Ludwig van Beethoven Libretto Joseph Sonnleithner, Stephan von Breuning and George Friedrich Treitschke Conductor Antonio Pappano Director Tobias Kratzer Set and costume designer Rainer Sellmaier Lighting designer Michael Bauer Video designer Manuel Braun Dramaturg Bettina Bartz | Florestan Jonas Kaufmann Leonore (Fidelio) Lise Davidsen Rocco Georg Zeppenfeld Don Pizarro Simon Neal Marzelline Amanda Forsythe Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |