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Trailer
Beethoven Fidelio
10.0
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2h 27m
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1978
Overview
This production is a gala affair; the sets are traditional (evocative of 18th-19th century Spain); the lighting is bright, so colors are good and one can see all of the action. Singers are generally well chosen and perform admirably. However, at this point, slight reservations creep in; although Janowitz (Fidelio/Leonore) and Kollo (Florestan) look "good" and act well, the singing parts tax them a bit when pushed to the limit. Most of the time that doesn't matter, and an argument can be made that a little vocal strain is in character with their dire plight. Ideally, for me, Vickers as Florestan would have added extra vocal heft and more sensitive acting than Kollo.
Cast
![Gundula Janowitz pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fg8LFdzMOoMpNeCZExyLgBDsBmBr.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Gundula Janowitz
Leonora
![René Kollo pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FzUi9xsOeYwzEAXl8vlNG26BcRvg.jpg&w=320&q=75)
René Kollo
Florestan
![Manfred Jungwirth pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Manfred Jungwirth
Rocco
![Hans Sotin pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FfjlkAstdGHYPBBIDYbvo4f0M1fl.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Hans Sotin
Don Pizarro
![Lucia Popp pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F2fBlAH3CT0rjhyQLHEQyqqTarQA.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Lucia Popp
Marzelline
![Adolf Dallapozza pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Adolf Dallapozza
Jaquino
![Hans Helm pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Hans Helm
Fernando
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Karl Terkal
1er Gefangener
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