The only opera composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) in 1804, Fidelio is inspired by a play by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763-1842), Léonore ou l’Amour conjugal.
The only opera composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) in 1804, Fidelio is inspired by a play by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763-1842), Léonore ou l’Amour conjugal.
The play originates from a news item, a woman had hired herself as a jailer to free her husband from the prison of Tours. While the first versions did not seduce the public, the German musician realized new versions while his deafness develops. The third version was the right one and quickly became known as one of Beethoven’s major works. A great fan of the composer, the director Stanley Kubrick used “Fidelio” as a password in his film Eyes Wide Shut.
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