According to program notes, when "Fidelio," Beethoven's only opera, premiered in 1805, it was "to a near-empty Viennese theater due to Napoleon's recent occupation of the city." The San Francisco ...

Is Fidelity to Fidelio essential? To what extent do we, as observers of injustice, have a responsibility to act? The new revival of Tobias Kratzer’s Fidelio production from the Royal Ballet and Opera ...

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As long as we have prisons and government, and as long as profit and power remain factors in that equation, we do well to keep the warning of “Fidelio” in our cultural employ. The abuse of power that ...

A staple of the operatic repertoire, Beethoven’s only opera continues to be regularly revived and treated with respect by opera companies across the globe, and it’s easy to see why. Fidelio is rich in ...

Eun Sun Kim is the first woman to serve as music director of one of America’s largest opera companies. She aims to broaden the art form’s appeal in the digital age. By Javier C. Hernández SAN ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The young director has made his name in Europe with theatrical ...