2nd March

Concert will begin at 10:30 hours GMT

Beethoven's 'Fidelio' with Lyons, Schmitt, Rose and van Mechelen from Madrid

Beethoven's 'Fidelio' is a German opera with spoken dialogue in two acts.  The German libretto was prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly. The opera tells how Leonore, disguised as a prison guard named 'Fidelio', rescues her husband Florestan from death in a political prison.

Performers: Loenore: Eleanor Lyons. Florestan: Maximilian Schmitt. Rocco: Peter Rose. Pizaroo: Werner van Mechelen. Marzelline: Elena Sancho. Jaquino: Roger Padullés. Don Fernando: Matthias Winckhler. Notario: Joaquín Notario.

Spanish National Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: David Afkham.

Recorded 22 September 2024.