On reflection, we should have been more suspicious. But when the curtain rose on a solid, period Fidelio complete with lowering prison walls and lank-haired French revolutionaries, a basket of freshly ...

The lowest point is the highest point in Washington National Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Deep in Pizarro’s dungeon, a woebegone Florestan — powerfully sung by tenor Jamez McCorkle ...

A staple of the operatic repertoire, Beethoven’s only opera continues to be regularly revived and treated with respect by opera companies across the globe, and it’s easy to see why. Fidelio is rich in ...

Fidelio, Beethoven's only opera, will be performed at the Metropolitan Opera with a cast featuring notable artists. The production will highlight the theme of freedom and the resilience of the human ...

Beethoven's opera Fidelio is the story of a man who has been unjustly imprisoned. Through that story, a group of enterprising artists has found a way to bring Fidelio, quite literally, into today's ...