Name: Fidelio
Start: 2024-10-05
End: 2024-10-05
Location: Lyric Opera House

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Lyric Opera of Chicago

Soprano

Elza van den Heever

Leonore

Tenor

Soliman Russell Thomas

Florestan

Bass

Mika Kares

Rocco

Alfred Walker

Don Fernando

Conductor

Enrique Mazzola

Stage director

Matthew Ozawa

Costume designer

Jessica Jahn

Chorus master

Michael Black

Set designer

Alexander V Nichols

Video designer

Lighting designer

Yuki Nakase Link

Singer

Baritone

Brian Mulligan

Don Pizzaro

Elbenita Kajtazi

Marzelline

German

Fidelio

Chicago

United States

Lyric Opera House

Fidelio Beethoven

Public

Sharan Allad

English

Approved

Seeing and hearing Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, at Lyric Opera of Chicago promises to be a supremely moving experience. Listening to the “Prisoners’ Chorus,” you’ll wonder if any other composer has so vividly communicated human beings’ longing for freedom and sunlight. No operatic heroine is more courageous than Beethoven’s Leonore, who disguises herself as a young man in order to work in the prison, hoping to rescue her husband. Enrique Mazzola conducts this timeless political thriller in Matthew Ozawa’s production, praised as “transformative… a thoughtful examination of how we strive for the ideals of justice and freedom” (Toronto Star). Vocally radiant, uniquely charismatic South African soprano Elza van den Heever is joined by two exciting American artists and Lyric favorites — tenor Russell Thomas and baritone Brian Mulligan.

Fidelio by Beethoven, Sat 05 Oct 2024, From (2024/2024), Directed by Matthew Ozawa,, Conductor Enrique Mazzola, Lyric Opera House, Chicago, United States

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