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BEETHOVEN: Fidelio (Glyndebourne, 1979) (NTSC)

Ludwig van Beethoven
FIDELIO

From the Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1979
Opera in Two Acts
Libretto by J.F. von Sonnleithner, S. von Breuning, G.F. Treischke
Sung in German

ELISABETH SÖDERSTRÖM, CURT APPELGREN, ELIZABETH GALE, ROBERT ALLMAN, ANTON DE RIDDER

The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, BERNARD HAITINK

Stage Direction by PETER HALL

Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 4:3
Region Code: 0 worldwide
Menu Languages: D, F, GB, SP
Running Time: 120 min
DVD 9 / NTSC

Not available in Japan or Korea

Cat no.: 101099

Sir Peter Hall's outstanding 1979 Glyndebourne Festival Opera production of Fidelio remains remarkably faithful to the way Beethoven intended the opera to be. The stage directions of the original version - completed in 1814 after two revisions - are followed exactly by Sir Peter.
Yet he still manages to inject fresh excitement and suspense into Fidelio with John Bury's original lighting and design providing a perfect framework for the drama and conflicts that centre on political intrigue and repression.
Elisabeth Söderström with her "gleaming tone and elegant, long-limbed phrasing" (The Guardian) portrays the courageous Leonore in such a riveting and outstanding performance that alone is worth the whole show.

Composer(s):
Beethoven, Ludwig van

Lyricist(s):
Sonnleithner, Joseph

Conductor(s):
Haitink, Bernard

Orchestra(s):
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Choir(s):
Glyndebourne Chorus

Artist(s):
Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Gale, Elizabeth; Ridder, Anton de; Soderstrom, Elisabeth

Label: Arthaus Musik

Genre: Opera DVD

Period: Classical

Catalogue No: 101099

Barcode: 807280109993

Distribution Note(s):

Not available in Japan and Korea

Listening samples not available for this release.

Physical Release: 10/2005


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BEETHOVEN: Fidelio (Glyndebourne, 1979) (NTSC)