Sotto Voce will join the Avanti Festival Orchestra to present “Fidelio” this August. The production, set to take the stage on Aug. 14 and 16, 2026 at Asbury Hall in Buffalo, will serve as the capstone of the third annual Buffalo Beethoven Festival and marks Sotto Voce’s third collaboration with conductor Mason Cancilla. Soprano Amanda Santos will make her company {…}
(Photo: © Eric Bouloumier) From May 16 to 23, the Opéra de Bordeaux presents Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” directed by Valentina Carrasco. There are a lot of naïveté in this production. The director sets the drama in the final days of the Occupation in France. The back of the stage is used as a screen to show images of the Occupation {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) A man speaks out against a tyrant and gets dragged off to jail. That’s at the core of the plot of “Fidelio.” Unsurprisingly, as the Met Opera was reviving Beethoven’s lone operatic work, this very script played out in a different theatrical arena – the U.S. Congress – hours after the “leader of the {…}
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season will continue with Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” The production will be shown in more than 700 theaters nationwide on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Soprano Lise Davidsen sings the role of Leonore, a role she has sung to great acclaim at the Royal Opera House. She will be joined by David Butt Philip as Florestan, {…}
The Garsington Opera has announced cast changes for its upcoming production of “Fidelio.” The company said, “Gérard Korsten is now unable to conduct our 2025 ‘Fidelio.’” As a result, “We are pleased to announce that our Artistic Director Douglas Boyd will now conduct this revival of John Cox’s classic production.” Additionally, the company said, “We are also delighted to announce {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago Opera and Chicago Opera Theater are teaming up for a free panel event on Sept. 21, 2024. The focus of the panel will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” and Paër’s “Leonora,” two operas based on the same story. WFMT program host LaRob K. Rafael will host a panel featuring Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Enrique Mazzola and Matthew {…}
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced that it will be touring a semi-staged production of “Fidelio” created for Deaf and hearing audiences. The tour, set for May 26 – June 23, 2024, will be presented in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre and El Sistema’s Coro de Manos Blancas. The opera will feature Deaf actors performing in sign language. The production {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has its Live in HD series for the 2024-25 season. “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” opens the Live in HD season. The opera stars Benjamin Bernheim, Christian Van Horn, Clémentine Margaine, Pretty Yende, and Erin Morley. Marco Armiliato conducts. Screening Date: Oct. 5, 2024 Next up is “Grounded.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast starring Emily D’Angelo, Kirsten MacKinnon, Ben Bliss, {…}
Photo credit: © António Pedro Ferreira / São Carlos This year marks the 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, a momentous historical event which brought down the totalitarian regime installed by fascist dictator Antonio Salazar in 1974. This bloodless revolution led the small Iberian nation on a path towards a modern, humanist and democratic European republic. This season many of {…}
This week the Centro Cultural de Belém is set to open a new production of Beethoven’s only opera “Fidelio.” The production which is a co-production with Hamburg and Bologna, is set to feature an all-star cast that includes Gabriela Scherer in her role debut. Scherer, who is one of the most in-demand dramatic sopranos of her generation, sings her first {…}
The Canadian Opera Company is set to open its 2023-24 with Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” The opera, which will run from Sept. 29 to Oct. 20, 2023, will be directed by Matthew Ozawa. In a statement, the director said, “I would say the biggest takeaway [I would hope for audiences] is that someone comes away from Fidelio reminded that they have the {…}