Details

"Fidelio" is the name assumed by Leonore, whose innocent husband Florestan has been imprisoned without trial by a corrupt political regime. Her risky two-year search for him has led to her disguising herself as a political agent, and infiltrating the prison where she believes him to be incarcerated Her fears are justified, and she even finds herself digging his grave, prior to summary execution. The moving love-story of their apparently doomed reconciliation reaches heights of joy when an unexpected amnesty leads to his release, and her pardon form impersonation. Sung in German with English titles. Running time: 2hrs 30mins

Cast/Performers

Emma Bell (Leonore), Steven Harrison (Florestan), Jeremy White (Rocco), Fflur Wyn (Marzelline), Joshua Ellicott (Jaquino), Andrew Foster-Williams (Don Pizarro), Robert Winslade Anderson (Don Fernando), Paul Rendall (Prisoner 1), Garrick Forbes (Prisoner 2)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Beethoven, Stephan von Breuning
Lyrics(s): Joseph von Sonnleithner, Georg Friedrich Treitschke (after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly's French libretto Leonore ou L'amour conjugal)
Company: Opera North
Conductor: Richard Armstrong (Sir)
Director: Tim Albery
Design: Stewart laing
Costume: Stewart Laing
Lighting: Peter Mumford

Fidelio

Fidelio (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01286252295. Details of all Fidelio archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1932

Archive Listings

4 Jun 11The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
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25 May 11
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28 May 11
Theatre Royal
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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18 May 11
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21 May 11
The Lowry
Salford, Greater Manchester
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14 Apr 11
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13 May 11
Grand Theatre and Opera House
Leeds, West Yorkshire
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