Part 1
From the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by Christopher Cook. Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Part 1 of a German version of Beethoven's opera Fidelio.
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Christopher Cook.
Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in a German version of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, featuring an English narration devised by the co-founder of the orchestra - scholar and historian Edward Said.
The work's themes are given a particular poignancy by the participation of Barenboim and Said's ground-breaking group, which was founded in 1999 to bring together young Israeli and Arab musicians, and continues to serve as a beacon of trust, understanding and dialogue between nations in conflict.
Fidelio, first performed in 1805, is an impassioned defence of freedom and justice and a celebration of the power of love as its heroine, Leonore, rescues her falsely incarcerated husband from imprisonment and execution.
Beethoven: Fidelio (Part 1) - concert performance; sung in German, with English narration by Edward Said
Leonore/narrator ...... Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano)
Florestan ...... Simon O'Neill (tenor)
Don Pizarro ...... Gerd Grochowski (bass-baritone)
Rocco ...... John Tomlinson (bass)
Marzelline ...... Adriana Kucerova (soprano)
Jacquino ...... Stephen Rugamer
Don Fernando ...... Viktor Rud
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Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor).
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