Opera on 3 - 25.06.11 at 5.30 p.m. Beethoven's Fidelio

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Beethoven's Fidelio
Presented by Martin Handley

The opera that cost Beethoven so much time and energy tells the story of a woman's determination to rescue her husband from imprisonment at the hands of an evil governor. Leonora disguises herself as a man - Fidelio - and takes a job as a guard at the prison where she believes her husband, Florestan, is interred. She manages to charm the prison warden and his family (to the extent that his daughter falls in love with her) before taking on the governor and achieving her aim. The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme tackles the demanding title-role for the first tme on stage and is supported by a highly experienced cast and conductor.
Leonore ..... Nina Stemme (soprano)
Florestan ..... Endrik Wottrich (tenor)
Jaquino ..... Steven Ebel (tenor)
Marzelline ..... Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Don Pizarro ..... John Wegner (bass)
Don Fernando ..... Willard White (bass)
Rocco ..... Kurt Rydl (bass)
Prisoner ..... Dawid Kimberg (baritone)

Royal Opera Chorus (Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor ..... Mark Elder.

[Ventilhorn]

Beethoven's Fidelio
Presented by Martin Handley

The opera that cost Beethoven so much time and energy tells the story of a woman's determination to rescue her husband from imprisonment at the hands of an evil governor. Leonora disguises herself as a man - Fidelio - and takes a job as a guard at the prison where she believes her husband, Florestan, is interred. She manages to charm the prison warden and his family (to the extent that his daughter falls in love with her) before taking on the governor and achieving her aim. The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme tackles the demanding title-role for the first tme on stage and is supported by a highly experienced cast and conductor.
Leonore ..... Nina Stemme (soprano)
Florestan ..... Endrik Wottrich (tenor)
Jaquino ..... Steven Ebel (tenor)
Marzelline ..... Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Don Pizarro ..... John Wegner (bass)
Don Fernando ..... Willard White (bass)
Rocco ..... Kurt Rydl (bass)
Prisoner ..... Dawid Kimberg (baritone)

Royal Opera Chorus (Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor ..... Mark Elder.

Sounds very interesting, but didn't you mean incarcerated?

VH

[mercia]

as it appears on the BBC website page, I guess someone meant interned

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Yes. I copied and pasted from the BBC schedule page.

Apart from the rather drawn-out ending, this is one of my favourite operas.

[Flosshilde]

Apart from the rather drawn-out ending, this is one of my favourite operas.

Not mine. It means that I'll have a chance to catch up with Walkure from Paris.