On
Saturday 8 May the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO)
will present Beethoven’s only opera
Fidelio under
the baton of Music Director Giordano Bellincampi and
featuring an all-star kiwi cast, led by international opera
sensations Kirstin Sharpin and Simon
O’Neill.
Audiences can look forward to
being swept away by Beethoven’s lyrical genius paired
against a story of political and ethical resolve. A
so-called “rescue opera” inspired by a true story of the
French Revolution,
Fidelio tells the story of Leonore
whose husband, Florestan has been secretly imprisoned by his
political rival – the corrupt and dastardly Don Pizarro.
Leonore disguises herself as a young man called Fidelio and,
Press Release – Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
On Saturday 8 May the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) will present Beethoven’s only opera
Fidelio under the baton of Music Director Giordano Bellincampi and featuring an all-star kiwi cast, led by international opera sensations Kirstin Sharpin and Simon O’Neill.
Audiences can look forward to being swept away by Beethoven’s lyrical genius paired against a story of political and ethical resolve. A so-called “rescue opera” inspired by a true story of the French Revolution,
Fidelio tells the story of Leonore whose husband, Florestan has been secretly imprisoned by his political rival – the corrupt and dastardly Don Pizarro. Leonore disguises herself as a young man called Fidelio and, determined to rescue Florestan, secures a job in the prison where he is incarcerated, and gains the trust of gaoler Rocco.