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Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio (2003)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio (2003)

Music
Release Date: 2003, October 15
Directors: James Levine, Raymond Hughes
Production: Deutsche Grammophon, The Metropolitan Opera
Cast: Karita Mattila, Robert Lloyd, Matthew Polenzani, René Pape, Falk Struckmann, Ben Heppner, Jennifer Welch-Babidge

Overview:

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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opera ludwig van beethoven