Fidelio

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Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven | Libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner, Stephan von Breuning and Georg Treitschke
For ages 12 and up

Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera draws politically on the tradition of revolutionary and horror operas and musically on oratorio and symphony. Revolving around the principle of hope, imprisonment and Beethoven's ideal of love as a partnership, the opera is about Leonore, who, disguised as a man and under the name Fidelio, ends up in the state prison with her husband Florestan. The exceptional musical-theatrical case of Fidelio consistently meets Friedrich Schiller's demand for the "stage as a moral institution": the characters' consciences force them to make decisions and the music repeatedly modulates to C major as soon as hope prevails.
Under the direction of Ilaria Lanzino, winner of the 2020 European Opera Directing Award, the body takes center stage as a versatile means of expression, promising a radical and sensual use of the body. Against the backdrop of a plot in which the female body has to be hidden in order to achieve a goal, this approach becomes significantly more explosive.