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 ...

It’s no secret among those who know me: I don’t generally like opera. But I’ll make exceptions and venture out to a performance of just about anything when a friend makes a personal recommendation.

This capsule review is greatly abbreviated from the full review that ran in The Santa Fe New Mexican immediately following the opening of the production. It has also been updated to reflect cast ...

According to program notes, when "Fidelio," Beethoven's only opera, premiered in 1805, it was "to a near-empty Viennese theater due to Napoleon's recent occupation of the city." The San Francisco ...

Is Fidelity to Fidelio essential? To what extent do we, as observers of injustice, have a responsibility to act? The new revival of Tobias Kratzer’s Fidelio production from the Royal Ballet and Opera ...

“Fidelio” is Beethoven’s only opera. It took 11 years (1803-1814) and multiple revisions to cobble into its final form, which may explain why there is no other opera by Beethoven. The plot – ...

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In the wake of some glorious Strauss and Wagner and an appetite-whetting publicity campaign for this production itself, I had high hopes for WNO’s new production of Fidelio-exciting young artists in ...