Beethoven's Fidelio
Orchestra, Opera & Concert Works
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2h 4m
Soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer and tenor William Burden are electric in Beethoven's operatic masterpiece, Fidelio, performed on period instruments and filmed at a live performance on Boston Baroque's stage. Martin Pearlman conducts an all-star cast in this moving story of undying love and unflinching hope. Florestan is held captive as a political prisoner and his wife, Leonore, is determined to free him. She disguises herself as a young man named Fidelio in the hope of finally releasing Florestan from his imprisonment.
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
Featuring
Boston Baroque, orchestra
Martin Pearlman, Conductor
Wendy Bryn Harmer, Leonore
William Burden, Florestan
Nathan Stark, Rocco
Anna Christy, Marzelline
Andrew Stenson, Jacquino
Mark Walters, Don Pizzaro
Brian Kontes, Don Fernando
Duration: approx. 125 minutes
Recording date: 2023
Recording location: Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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