Seattle Picks: Beethoven's "Fidelio"
Annotation:With Gundula Janowitz and René Kollo, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Annotation:With Christa Ludwig and Jon Vickers, conducted by Otto Klemperer.
Annotation:With Hilde Konetzni, Karl Friedrich, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, conducted by Clemens Krauss.
Annotation:With Nina Stemme and Jonas Kaufmann, conducted by Claudio Abbado.
Annotation:Includes “Ha! Welch ein Augenblick.”
Annotation:Includes “Vile murderer! Sadistic swine!” and “Come hope, you faint and distant star.” Performed in English.
Annotation:Includes “Mir ist so wunderbar.”
Annotation:Includes the Fidelio overture, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Annotation:Includes the Fidelio overture, conducted by Yoel Levi.
Annotation:Includes “Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?”
Annotation:With Inga Nielsen and Gösta Winbergh, conducted by Michael Halasz.
Annotation:With Peter Seiffert and Waltraud Meier, conducted by Zubin Mehta and directed by Tiziano Mancini.
Annotation:With Karita Mattila and Ben Heppner, conducted by James Levine.
Annotation:With Elisabeth Söderström and Anton de Ridder, conducted by Bernard Haitink and directed for the stage by Peter Hall.
Annotation:Piano/vocal score, Schirmer edition.
Annotation:Full score, Dover edition.
Annotation:Full score, Eulenburg edition.
Annotation:Libretto in German and English.
Annotation:Libretto in German and English.
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The Seattle Opera will be presenting Beethoven’s “Fidelio” from October 13 to October 27, 2012 at McCaw Hall. We’ve put together this resource list of recordings, books and scores in the Library’s collection to help prepare you for the show. Take a look!
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