Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
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Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge, Pizarro has secretly imprisoned Florestan in the prison over which Pizarro is governor. The jailer of the prison, Rocco, has a daughter, Marzelline, and a servant (or assistant), Jaquino. Florestan’s wife, Leonore, came to Rocco’s door dressed as a boy seeking employment, and Rocco hired her. On orders, Rocco has been giving Florestan diminishing rations until he is nearly starved to death. Place: A Spanish state prison, a few miles from Seville; Time: Late 18th century.
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Karita Mattila
Leonora
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Don Giovanni
René Pape
Rocco
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The Magic Flute
The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio
Brian Large
Peter Gelb
Joseph Sonnleithner
Raymond Hughes
Ben Heppner
Florestán
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Tristan und Isolde
Beethoven: Fidelio
Jürgen Flimm
Stephan von Breuning
Falk Struckmann
Don Pizarro
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Parsifal
Tristan und Isolde
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
Matthew Polenzani
Jaquino
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The Magic Flute
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Raymond Hughes Director · James Levine Director Florence von Gerkan Costume designer
United States release October 28, 2000 · Production The Metropolitan Opera
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Deutsche Grammophon
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The Metropolitan Opera
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · October 28, 2000
Germany
October 15, 2003 · Theatrical
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