Leonore in Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio"

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Leonore in Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio" is the opera’s courageous heroine who disguises herself as a man to rescue her unjustly imprisoned husband, embodying themes of marital devotion, freedom, and moral heroism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
heroine ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
soprano role ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
appearsIn Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
appearsInAct Act I ⓘ
Act II ⓘ
associatedWithMotive themes of hope and steadfastness ⓘ
centralToGenre rescue opera ⓘ
createdBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
disguisedAs Fidelio (male jailer’s assistant) ⓘ
man ⓘ
dramaticFunction drives the rescue and liberation of political prisoners ⓘ
embodiesTheme conjugal love ⓘ
courage ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
marital devotion ⓘ
moral heroism ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn 1805 version of the opera (then titled "Leonore") ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasLibrettists Georg Friedrich Treitschke ⓘ
Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ
Stephan von Breuning ⓘ
hasOccupationInDisguise assistant to the jailer Rocco ⓘ
hasSpouse Florestan ⓘ
inspiredByTradition French Revolutionary rescue opera heroines ⓘ
interactsWith Jaquino ⓘ
Marzelline ⓘ
Rocco ⓘ
notableInterpreter Birgit Nilsson ⓘ
Christa Ludwig ⓘ
Kirsten Flagstad ⓘ
Martha Mödl ⓘ
Nina Stemme ⓘ
Waltraud Meier ⓘ
operaLanguage German ⓘ
opposes Don Pizarro ⓘ
performsNumber "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" ⓘ
"Komm, Hoffnung" ⓘ
Act II dungeon scene duet with Florestan ⓘ
roleInPlot rescues her unjustly imprisoned husband Florestan ⓘ
settingContext a state prison near Seville ⓘ
symbolizes humanitarian ideals ⓘ
justice ⓘ
resistance to tyranny ⓘ
timeOfAction late 18th century ⓘ
vocalRange dramatic soprano ⓘ

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Jessye Norman → notableRole → Leonore in Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio" ⓘ
Christa Ludwig → notableRole → Leonore in Beethoven's "Fidelio" ⓘ
linked to: Leonore in Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio"