Organization

Singer

Tenor

Toby Spence

Florestan

Soprano

Rachel Nicholls

Leonore

Baritone

Robert Hayward

Don Pizzaro

Bass

Brindley Sherratt

Rocco

Matthew Stiff

Don Fernando

Oliver Johnston

Jaquino

Fflur Wyn

Marzelline

Stuart Laing

First prisoner

James Davies

Second prisoner

Stage director

Matthew Eberhardt

Conductor

Mark Wigglesworth

Opera North

German

Fidelio

Leeds

United Kingdom

Town Hall

DIRECTOR
Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)Matthew Eberhardt (staging)Peter Maniura (livestream director)
STARRING
Rachel Nicholls (Leonore)Toby Spence (Florestan)Brindley Sherratt (Rocco)Robert Hayward (Don Pizarro)Fflur Wyn (Marzelline)Oliver Johnston (Jaquino)Matthew Stiff (Don Fernando/ Narrator)Stuart Laing (Prisoner 1)James Davies (Prisoner 2)
Opera North’s dramatic concert performance of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, filmed live at Leeds Town Hall in December 2020. This romantic melodrama, inspired by a true story from the French Revolution, speaks to our times with its themes of isolation, liberty and humanity. Fidelio is actually Leonore, a noblewoman disguised as a boy in search of her husband, Florestan, who has been unjustly imprisoned by tyrannical political opponent Don Pizarro. Fidelio secures a job as a prison guard and sets in motion a chain of events in which she must risk everything to save her husband’s life… An impressive cast of internationally-renowned singers including Rachel Nicholls, Toby Spence, Robert Hayward and Brindley Sherratt is conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. Accompanied by a 33-piece orchestra and 24-strong chorus this will be one of the largest on-stage ensembles since the COVID-19 outbreak. The powerful and poignant music includes highlights such as the moving Prisoners’ Chorus and the thrilling trumpet call as the drama reaches its climax.

Fidelio by Beethoven, From (2020/2020), Directed by Matthew Eberhardt,, Conductor Mark Wigglesworth, Town Hall, Leeds, United Kingdom

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