Royal Opera House: Fidelio
“Fidelio at the Royal Opera House”
2020•2h 15m•6.0•Released
MusicDrama
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.
Director
Tobias Kratzer
Writer
Joseph von Sonnleithner
Languages
German
Studio
Royal Opera House
Cast
Jonas Kaufmann
Florestán
Lise Davidsen
Leonore
Georg Zeppenfeld
Rocco
Simon Neal
Don Pizarro
Amanda Forsythe
Marzelline
Robin Tritschler
Jaquino
Egils Silins
Don Fernando
Filipe Manu
First Prisoner
ByeongMin Gil
Second Prisoner
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