Name: Fidelio
Start: 2020-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2020-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Town Hall

Organization

Tenor

Toby Spence

Florestan

Soprano

Rachel Nicholls

Leonore

Baritone

Robert Hayward

Don Pizzaro

Bass

Brindley Sherratt

Rocco

Matthew Stiff

Don Fernando

Oliver Johnston

Jaquino

Fflur Wyn

Marzelline

Stuart Laing

First prisoner

James Davies

Second prisoner

Stage director

Matthew Eberhardt

Conductor

Mark Wigglesworth

Opera North

German

Fidelio

Leeds

United Kingdom

Town Hall

DIRECTOR
Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)Matthew Eberhardt (staging)Peter Maniura (livestream director)
STARRING
Rachel Nicholls (Leonore)Toby Spence (Florestan)Brindley Sherratt (Rocco)Robert Hayward (Don Pizarro)Fflur Wyn (Marzelline)Oliver Johnston (Jaquino)Matthew Stiff (Don Fernando/ Narrator)Stuart Laing (Prisoner 1)James Davies (Prisoner 2)
Opera North’s dramatic concert performance of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, filmed live at Leeds Town Hall in December 2020. This romantic melodrama, inspired by a true story from the French Revolution, speaks to our times with its themes of isolation, liberty and humanity. Fidelio is actually Leonore, a noblewoman disguised as a boy in search of her husband, Florestan, who has been unjustly imprisoned by tyrannical political opponent Don Pizarro. Fidelio secures a job as a prison guard and sets in motion a chain of events in which she must risk everything to save her husband’s life… An impressive cast of internationally-renowned singers including Rachel Nicholls, Toby Spence, Robert Hayward and Brindley Sherratt is conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. Accompanied by a 33-piece orchestra and 24-strong chorus this will be one of the largest on-stage ensembles since the COVID-19 outbreak. The powerful and poignant music includes highlights such as the moving Prisoners’ Chorus and the thrilling trumpet call as the drama reaches its climax.

Fidelio Beethoven

Public

English

Approved

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

Oboist

hornist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Trombonist

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Orchestra

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Singer

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Countertenor

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Beethoven's FIDELIO | Livestream Trailer

Fidelio by Beethoven, Sat 12 Dec 2020, From (2020/2020), Directed by Matthew Eberhardt,, Conductor Mark Wigglesworth, Town Hall, Leeds, United Kingdom

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Programme, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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Venues