Ludwig v. Beethoven Fidelio
Opera in two acts, Op. 72
Text by Joseph Sonnleithner, Stephan von Breuning and Georg Friedrich Treitschke based on Jean Nicolas Bouilly
PREMIERE
- 11 August 1950, 19:00
- 14 August 1950, 19:00
- 17 August 1950, 19:00
- 22 August 1950, 19:00
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Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor
Günther Rennert, Stage director
Emil Preetorius, Sets
Emil Preetorius, Costumes
Hans Braun, Don Fernando
Paul Schöffler, Don Pizarro
Julius Patzak, Florestan
Kirsten Flagstad, Leonore
Josef Greindl, Rocco
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marzelline
Anton Dermota, Jaquino
Hermann Gallos, First Prisoner
Ljubomir Pantscheff, Second Prisoner
Choir of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic