Organization

BBC Proms

Conductor

Juanjo Mena

Singer

Tenor

Stuart Skelton

Florestan

Soprano

Ricarda Merbeth

Leonore

Louise Alder

Marzelline

Bass

James Creswell

Rocco

Benjamin Hulett

Jaquino

Baritone

Detlef Roth

Don Pizzaro

David Soar

Don Fernando

BBC Philharmonic

Orchestra

Others

Choeur Orfeon Donostiarra

German

Prom 9: Beethoven – Fidelio

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Prom 9: Beethoven – Fidelio: Fidelio

Public

Fidelio

Approved

About This Event
The first of three politically charged stage works this season is Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio – a passionate musical protest against political oppression, first performed in the wake of the French Revolution. At its heart is the stirring ‘Prisoners’ Chorus’, a poignant hymn to freedom and the power of the human spirit.

Australian tenor Stuart Skelton stars as the imprisoned Florestan, with soprano Ricarda Merbeth as his faithful and resourceful wife Leonore. Louise Alder, winner of the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, sings the role of Marzelline, the jailer’s daughter.

Please note that James Creswell replaces Brindley Sherratt in the role of Rocco for this performance.

English

Prom 9: Beethoven – Fidelio by Beethoven, From (2017/2017), Conductor Juanjo Mena, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

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