4th December

Concert will begin at 08:00 hours GMT

Beethoven's 'Fidelio' with Pierard, O'Neill, Roser, Lemalu and Clarke from Sydney

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:

Virginia Gay, narrator.
Madeleine Pierard: Leonora.
Simon O'Neill: Floristan.
James Roser: Don Pizarro.
Jonathan Lemalu: Rocco.
Samantha Clarke: Marzelline.
Pelham Andrews: Don Fernando.
Nicholas Jones: Jaquino.
Louis Hurley: First Prisoner.
Christopher Hillier: Second Prisoner.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Simone Young.

Recorded 26 November.