Beethoven's opera Fidelio is the story of a man who has been unjustly imprisoned. Through that story, a group of enterprising artists has found a way to bring Fidelio, quite literally, into today's ...

Space to act and interact: soloists, orchestra and chorus in Opera North's 'Fidelio' from Leeds Town HallAll images by Richard H Smith The orchestra is down to 33: single (hardworking!) woodwind, two ...

It's no secret that many of the standard repertoire's most famous operas had troubled premieres--often (but not always) at the hands of overzealous censors--but Beethoven's FIDELIO had more than its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beethoven’s “Fidelio” is a brave opera of liberation. It may also be a dramatically flawed opera, and one Beethoven anguished over ...

In the title role of Beethoven’s opera “Fidelio,” soprano Christine Goerke sang movingly of a wife’s love for her imprisoned husband. It was an unforgettable moment, sung in tandem with the French ...

The orchestra is down to 33: single (hardworking!) woodwind, two horns, two trumpets, no trombones, in a score reduction by Francis Griffin. The chorus numbers 24, and between them that’s going some ...