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Beethoven - Fidelio Overture Op. 72c

Composed: 1805–14First performed: 23rd May 1814, Kärntnertortheater, ViennaGenres: Orchestral » Overtures

Fidelio (; German: [fiˈdeːlio]), originally titled Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe (Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with the work premiering at Vienna's Theater an der Wien on 20 November 1805.

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  • Lise Davidsen (Leonore), Christian Elsner (Florestan), Georg Zeppenfeld (Rocco), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Don Pizarro), Christina Landshamer (Marzelline), Cornel Frey (Jaquino), Günther Groissböck (Don Fernando), Dresdner Philharmoniker, Marek Janowski

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  • Ingeborg Wenglor (soprano), Ursula Zollenkopf (alto), Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor), Theo Adam (bass), Rundfunkchor Leipzig (chorus)

    Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny

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  • Joan Sutherland (soprano), Norma Procter (contralto), Anton Dermota (tenor), Arnold van Mill (bass)

    L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Choeur du Brassus, Choeur des Jeunes de l’Église National de Vandoise, Ernest Ansermet

    ...the depth and concentration of Ansermet shines decisively out... Ansermet's reading is taut and imposing... In fine, Ansermet's is a performance which can be commended to any Beethoven collector... More…

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  • Kurt Wehofschitz (tenor), Gerhard Unger (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Gottlob Frick (bass), Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Ingeborg Hallstein (soprano), Raymond Wolansky (baritone), Jon Vickers (tenor), Franz Crass (bass)

    Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer

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  • Aase Nordmo Løvberg (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Hans Hotter (bass, contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Ingeborg Hallstein (soprano), Gerhard Unger (tenor), Gottlob Frick (bass), Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Marga Höffgen (contralto), Martti Talvela (bass)

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  • Cappella Aquileia, Marcus Bosch

    A period-informed, modern-instrument band going full tilt at this music with the flair and dynamism of Harnoncourt and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. More…

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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

    so wholeheartedly is Jurowski immersed in its [the Overture’s] spirit. More…

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