If you believe musical performance fundamentally is an expression of freedom, then “Fidelio,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, is your über text. The famed work is now at Lyric Opera of Chicago with ...

There isn’t likely a much more powerful and exciting way to experience Beethoven’s one and only opera, “Fidelio,” fully staged with topnotch singers and orchestra, than in the intimacy of the 230-seat ...

reporting from SAN FRANCISCO — “Fidelio” is opera’s never-ending fixer-upper. Beethoven’s only opera and the score the composer spent the most time on almost never works, yet it is all but ...

Kentucky Opera director calls Beethoven's rare opera a 'hymn to freedom.' 'This opera says don't just think about putting yourself at risk to do good — do it, do it.' Director compares 'Fidelio' to ...

“Fidelio” is Beethoven’s only opera. It took 11 years (1803-1814) and multiple revisions to cobble into its final form, which may explain why there is no other opera by Beethoven. The plot – ...

Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” Op. 72 premiered in Vienna in 1805. The German libretto is by Joseph Sonnleithner, adapted from the French by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with work by others to reduce it from three ...

Amid the many new operas making their premieres these days, the most contemporary opera you’re likely to see this season is one that was written two centuries ago. We’re talking about “Fidelio.” With ...

For the first time in its history, San Francisco Opera will livestream select performances of the new production. Several virtual and in-person events and exhibitions will be presented to foster ...