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Fidelio

1980 · 128 min

A stately, sung-through stage production that rewards patience with swelling orchestral grandeur and quiet moral weight.

Overview
Sir Peter Hall's remarkably faithful interpretation of Beethoven's opera at Glyndebourne. Elizabeth Söderström plays Leonore, with Elizabeth Gale as Marzelline and Curt Appelgren as Rocco.

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • justice
    • freedom
    • love
    • betrayal
    • power
    Places
    • prison
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • musical
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    music, tv movie
    Directed by
    Dave Heather
    Starring
    Ian Caley, Elizabeth Gale, Curt Appelgren, Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Allman, Anton De Ridder, Michael Langdon, Roger Bryson
    Music
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Runtime
    128 min
    Country
    United Kingdom

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