Organization

Singer

Soprano

Mari Eriksmoen

Marzelline

Bass

Albert Dohmen

Rocco

Baritone

Gábor Bretz

Don Pizzaro

Siobhan Stagg

Leonore

Dramaturge

Leila Adham

Video designer

Mehdi Toutain-Lopez

Lighting designer

Julien Boizard

Costume designer

Marie La Rocca

Set designer

Valérie Grall

Stage director

Cyril Teste

Conductor

Raphaël Pichon

Tenor

Michael Spyres

Florestan

Christian Immler

Don Fernando

Linard Vrielink

Jaquino

Constantin Goubet

First prisoner

Georg Finger

Second prisoner

Repetiteur

Tanguy de Williencourt

Nicolas Dorémus

Opéra de Dijon

Others

Choeur Pygmalion

Ensemble Pygmalion

Opéra Comique

German

Fidelio

Paris

France

Opéra-Comique

Fidelio is the only opera Ludwig van Beethoven ever composed. In this work – inspired by a comic opera (based on a true story) by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly and Pierre Gaveaux – the young Leonore disguises herself as a man in order to get a job as an assistant jailer. In the guise of “Fidelio”, she hopes to free her husband Florestan, who has been unjustly thrown into prison by the cruel Don Pizzaro.

Beethoven spent 10 years finetuning Fidelio. In this work so long in the making, the German composer tackles some of the themes that are so close to his heart: love, fidelity, justice and freedom. The result is an intensely lyrical drama that is both timeless and universal in scope.

For this Parisian production, Raphaël Pichon once again finds his faithful Pygmalion choir and orchestra in the pit of the Opéra Comique. The music of the ensemble is complemented to perfection by the voices of Siobhan Stagg (Leonore), Michael Spyres (Florestan), Mari Eriksmoen (Marzelline), Albert Dohmen (Rocco), Gabor Bretz (Don Pizarro), Christian Immler (Don Fernando) and Linard Vrielink (Jaquino).

Production booklet

Further reading