Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"

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The Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" is a famous choral scene from Beethoven’s opera Fidelio that movingly depicts political prisoners briefly experiencing freedom and hope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral scene ⓘ
chorus ⓘ
opera chorus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gefangenenchor "O welche Lust" ⓘ
Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio ⓘ
associatedWork Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ
basedOnTextFrom Fidelio libretto ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
depicts freedom ⓘ
hope ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ
dramaticFunction contrast with the darkness of imprisonment ⓘ
expression of prisoners’ brief experience of freedom ⓘ
firstPerformanceCityOfWork Vienna ⓘ
firstPerformanceDateOfWork 20 November 1805 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlaceOfWork Theater an der Wien ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
genre classical music ⓘ
opera chorus ⓘ
hasKey G major ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment ideals of liberty ⓘ
language German ⓘ
librettistOfWork Georg Friedrich Treitschke ⓘ
Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ
Stephan von Breuning ⓘ
movementType chorus ⓘ
notableFor expression of hope and freedom ⓘ
moving depiction of political prisoners ⓘ
popularity in concert performance ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle O welche Lust, in freier Luft ⓘ
partOf Beethoven’s opera Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72

Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
performancePractice often performed in concert without staging ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
early Romantic period ⓘ
positionInWork Act 1 ⓘ
near the end of Act 1 ⓘ
setting a prison courtyard ⓘ
subjectOf historical performance recordings ⓘ
musicological analysis ⓘ
textIncipit O welche Lust, in freier Luft ⓘ
theme human dignity ⓘ
political oppression ⓘ
yearning for freedom ⓘ
title O welche Lust ⓘ
vocalForces male chorus ⓘ
prisoners’ choir ⓘ
workNumberOfOpera Op. 72 ⓘ

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Fidelio, Op. 72 → notableNumber → Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" ⓘ
Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" → alsoKnownAs → Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" → alsoKnownAs → Gefangenenchor "O welche Lust" ⓘ
linked to: Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
O welche Lust → alsoKnownAs → Prisoners’ Chorus ⓘ
linked to: Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
O welche Lust → alsoKnownAs → Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
O welche Lust, in freier Luft → openingLineOf → Prisoners’ Chorus ⓘ
linked to: Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
O welche Lust, in freier Luft → partOf → Prisoners’ Chorus ⓘ
linked to: Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"