Beethoven
Fidelio
"mightly impressive" Irish Times
"stunning setting" Irish Times
Fidelio is an epic story of the love of a wife for her husband and her titanic struggle against injustice and false imprisonment.
Tour Details
Thurs 21 September | Dublin | Kilmainham Gaol |
Sat 23 September | Dublin | Kilmainham Gaol |
Mon 25 September | Dublin | Kilmainham Gaol |
Wed 27 September | Dublin | Kilmainham Gaol |
Fri 29 September | Dublin | Kilmainham Gaol |
"For a company that size to programme some of the rare works it has done is really quite remarkable. They don’t try to replicate what you’d see in a big opera house – but they perform chamber opera to the highest standards."
"Annilese Miskimmon, can be well satisfied with the fulfilment of her hope that ‘the beauty and dignity of Beethoven’s music will be a blessing where so many traumatic things have happened in the past"
"the reliably adventurous Opera Theatre Company staging the wonderful Fidelio, ( in the unexpectedly stunning setting of Kilmainham Gaol"
"spine-tingling … magnificent … an acoustically effective, eerily evocative production from the award-winning Opera Theatre Company"
"Opera Theatre Company have created outstanding branding for themselves I recent years through innovative and daring productions. OTC’s adventurous spirit continues with what promises to be a landmark production. Few companies have pursued their agenda with such determination and ambition"
Production Information
Cast |
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Fidelio/Leonore | Franzita Whelan |
Florestan | Stephen Rooke |
Marzelline | Rebekah Coffey |
Jacquino | Eamonn Mulhall |
Rocco | Geoffrey Moses |
Don Pizarro | Andrew Murphy |
Don Fernando | Owen Gilhooly |
First Prisoner | Dominic McGorian |
Second Prisoner | Martin McAnaney |
Creative Team |
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Conductor | Tecwyn Evans |
Director | Annilese Miskimmon |
Designer | Dick Bird |
Lighting Designer | Colin Grenfell |
Chorus Master | Cathal Garvey |
Repetiteur | Mairead Hurley |
Assistant Director | Erin Murray |