Organization

Conductor

Johannes Debus

Stage director

Matthew Ozawa

Set designer

Alexander V Nichols

Video designer

Costume designer

Jessica Jahn

Chorus master

Sandra Horst

Singer

Soprano

Miina-Liisa Värelä

Leonore

Tenor

Clay Hilley

Florestan

Bass

Dimitry Ivashchenko

Rocco

Anna-Sophie Neher

Marzelline

Josh Lovell

Jaquino

Baritone

Johannes Martin Kränzle

Don Pizzaro

Sava Vemić

Don Fernando

Canadian Opera Company

Assistant Stage Director

Marilyn Gronsdal

Assistant Conductor

Derek Bate

Associate Costume Designer

Lynly A Saunders

Lighting designer

Yuki Nakase Link

Stage combat master

Siobhan Richardson

Wesley Harrison

First prisoner

Alex Halliday

Second prisoner

Others

Canadian Opera Company Chorus

Orchestra

Canadian Opera Company Orchestra

German

Fidelio

Toronto

Canada

Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

Fidelio Beethoven

Public

English

Approved

Beethoven’s only opera follows the story of Leonore, a woman who disguises herself as a man to go undercover into the very prison where she suspects her husband is being held as a political prisoner. As she descends deeper into the prison’s cells, she uncovers a sinister plot of abuse and oppression.

Acclaimed director Matthew Ozawa transports the action to a modern-day prison facility, reminding viewers that Beethoven’s warnings in Fidelio—about power, corruption, and tyranny—remain as relevant today as they were 200 years ago, while crystallizing the composer’s vision for justice and freedom.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble