Met Opera in HD: Beethoven’s Fidelio

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner

Following a string of awe-inspiring Met performances, soprano Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny. Tenor David Butt Philip is the political prisoner Florestan, sharing the stage with bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, and soprano Ying Fang and tenor Magnus Dietrich, in his company debut, as the young Marzelline and Jaquino. Bass Stephen Milling sings the principled Don Fernando, and Susanna Mälkki conducts the Met’s striking production, which finds modern-day parallels in Beethoven’s stirring paean to freedom.

Fidelio is Beethoven’s only opera. The score employs a powerful and innovative use of the orchestra, as well as evocative choral parts only fitting for the composer of the uplifting “Ode to Joy,” to be performed at GTMF’s opening week on July 3 and 5!

Estimated run time: 2 hours and 40 minutes, including one intermission with exclusive behind-the-scenes content and cast interviews

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