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Opera
One time only

Fidelio

At Teatro Nacional de São Carlos

Lisboa

"not a bad seat here" in this 18th-century house
First opera staged in Berlin after WWII's end
Sung arias plus spoken dialogue between numbers

Beethoven's only opera is a rescue mission set to music: Leonore disguises herself as a prison guard to free her husband. Spoken dialogue, a shattering Prisoners' Chorus, and a finale that shouts freedom.

Friday, February 12, 9:00 PM

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  • Beethoven's only opera
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  • Rescue opera
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  • Lisboa

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