Francesca Zambello’s potent vision isn’t quite enough to lift "Fidelio" beyond more than a few inspired moments.
The Wagner concert was titled “Gods and Mortals,” an oddity since Wagner’s gods perish and are thus quite mortal. The program ...
The lowest point is the highest point in Washington National Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Deep in Pizarro’s dungeon, a woebegone Florestan — powerfully sung by ...
The magnificent music in Beethoven's only opera is poorly served by an over-zealous director in the current Covent Garden production.
Tickets are now on sale for the playful new production of Scottish Opera’s Opera Highlights, which comes to Durness Village ...
Fidelio is presented by the Washington National Opera on October 29, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., October 31 at 7:30p.m., November 2, 2024, at 7:00 pm and on November 4, 2024, at 7:00 pm at the Kennedy ...
Given he’s a disciple of the late Hans Neuenfels, who pioneered this interventionist approach to directing opera, his revisionist take on Fidelio should come as no surprise. In a nutshell his message ...