Fidelio, Op. 72

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Fidelio, Op. 72 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, a German-language work celebrated for its themes of personal sacrifice, heroism, and the triumph of justice and freedom.

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instanceOf Singspiel
opera
alternativeOverture Leonore Overture No. 1
Leonore Overture No. 2
Leonore Overture No. 3
basedOn Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal
basedOnAuthor Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
catalogueNumber WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version)
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
genre rescue opera
influencedBy French Revolutionary ideals
language German
librettist Georg Friedrich Treitschke
Joseph Sonnleithner
Stephan von Breuning
mainCharacter Don Fernando
Florestan
Jaquino
Leonore
Marzelline
Pizarro
Rocco
notableFeature only opera composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
notableNumber Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
notableRecording 1953 Furtwängler recording with Flagstad and Mödl
1962 Klemperer recording with Ludwig and Vickers
numberOfActs 2
Opus number Op. 72
originalTitle Leonore
overture Fidelio Overture
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period Classical
plotSummary Leonore disguises herself as a man named Fidelio to rescue her husband Florestan from unjust imprisonment
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premiereCity Vienna
premiereCountry Austria
premiereDate 1805-11-20
premiereLocation Theater an der Wien
revisedVersionPremiereDate 1814-05-23
revisedVersionPremiereLocation Kärntnertortheater
setting Spanish state prison near Seville
structure spoken dialogue with musical numbers
subject marital fidelity
political oppression
triumph of justice over tyranny
theme freedom
heroism
personal sacrifice
triumph of justice
timePeriodOfSetting late 18th century

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Ludwig van Beethoven notableWork Fidelio, Op. 72
Fidelio, Op. 72 overture Fidelio Overture
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Theater an der Wien significantEvent premiere of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio" (first version)
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Theater an der Wien notableWorkPremiered "Fidelio" by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal basisForWork Fidelio
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Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal inspired Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera Fidelio
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Florestan appearsIn Fidelio
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Florestan drivesCentralDramaOf Fidelio
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Florestan actOfFirstAppearance Act II of Fidelio
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Pizarro appearsIn Fidelio
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Pizarro firstAppearance Fidelio, Op. 72
Marzelline appearsIn Fidelio
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Marzelline romanticallyAttractedTo Fidelio
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Jaquino appearsIn Fidelio
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Jaquino appearsInAct Act I of Fidelio
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Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" partOf Fidelio
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Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" partOf Beethoven’s opera Fidelio
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Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" firstPerformanceWork Fidelio
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Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" basedOnTextFrom Fidelio libretto
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WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) laterVersion Fidelio
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WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) hasLaterRevisionsIn Fidelio, Op. 72 (1806 version)
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WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) hasLaterRevisionsIn Fidelio, Op. 72 (1814 version)
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Rocco appearsIn Fidelio
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Leonore Overture No. 1 basedOn Fidelio
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Leonore Overture No. 1 basedOn Beethoven's opera Fidelio
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Leonore Overture No. 1 composedFor the opera Fidelio
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Leonore Overture No. 1 relatedWork Fidelio Overture
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Don Fernando appearsIn Fidelio
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Don Fernando appearsIn Beethoven’s opera Fidelio
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Don Fernando appearsInAct Act II of Fidelio
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Leonore Overture No. 2 basedOn Fidelio
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Leonore Overture No. 2 associatedOperaTitle Fidelio
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Leonore Overture No. 2 relatedWork Fidelio Overture
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Leonore Overture No. 3 partOf Fidelio (opera)
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Leonore Overture No. 3 basedOn Fidelio (opera)
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Leonore Overture No. 3 relatedWork Fidelio Overture
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Joseph Sonnleithner notableWork Fidelio (original libretto)
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Stephan von Breuning contributedTo Fidelio
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Jean-Nicolas Bouilly inspiredWork Fidelio
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