Opera Review: Beethoven's 'Fidelio' Presented by the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera opened the 2024-2025 season with a stirring and timely production of Beethoven's "Fidelio." An opera in two acts, "Fidelio" premiered in 1851 at La Fenice in Venice, Italy, and counts as Beethoven's sole operatic work. Under Robert Spano's able baton, the sublime cast, the Washington National Opera Orchestra, and Chorus delivered […]