by Ludwig van Beethoven, Jeannine Altmeyer, Siegfried Jerusalem, Theo Adam · BMG Ariola · CD · EAN 8014394401079
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Fidelio» is the opera by Ludwig van Beethoven, released in 1994 by BMG Ariola on CD.
Fidelio, an opera in two acts, tells how Leonore, wife of Florestan, disguises herself as a man and adopts the name Fidelio to work in the prison where her husband is held. The libretto, by Josef Sonnleitner and Friedrich Treitschke, is based on the French text by Jean Nicolas Bouilly. The recording includes spoken dialogue.
Reissue on double CD of the 1981 recording with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Kurt Masur; featuring Jeannine Altmeyer, Siegfried Jerusalem, Siegmund Nimsgern, Theo Adam, Peter Meven, Carolus Nossek and Rüdiger Wohlers.
Will appeal to opera collectors and followers of Kurt Masur and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.
