Performance

Venue	Glyndebourne
Town	Lewes
County	East Sussex
From	26th May 2001
To	11th July 2001
When	May 26 18:05, Jul 8 16:05, Jul 11 18:05
Prices	From £10.00. To £137.00.
Glyndebourne (V671)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Fidelio

Work:: Fidelio (S1932)

"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.

Music	Beethoven
Lyrics	Joseph von Sonnleithner
Music	Stephan von Breuning
Lyrics	Georg Friedrich Treitschke (after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly's French libretto Leonore ou L'amour conjugal)

Production:: (T0509771900)

Sung in German with English supertitles. A new production by [Deborah Sarner premiered at the 2001 Festival.

Company	Glyndebourne Touring Opera
Director	Deborah Warner
Design	Jean Kalman
Lighting	Jean Kalman
Costume	John Bright
Conductor	Simon Rattle
Performer	Charlotte Margiono
Performer	Reinhard Hagen
Performer	Kim Begley
Performer	Steven Page
Performer	Alan Opie
Performer	Lisa Milne
Performer	Timothy Robinson

Listing:: L1058163270

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in German with English supertitles. A new production by [Deborah Sarner premiered at the 2001 Festival.

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