"Great Performances at the Met: Fidelio" Preview
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Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore in her second role this season of "Great Performances at the Met."
In her second role of this season of "Great Performances at the Met," Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny. David Butt Philip is the political prisoner Florestan, sharing the stage with Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, René Pape as the jailer Rocco, and Ying Fang as Marzelline.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
"Great Performances at the Met: Fidelio" Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 21 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In her second role of this season of "Great Performances at the Met," Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny. David Butt Philip is the political prisoner Florestan, sharing the stage with Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, René Pape as the jailer Rocco, and Ying Fang as Marzelline.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipLook for the only opera Beethoveen ever composed, Fidelio.
Lise Davidsen stars as Leonora.
But call her — “him” — Fidelio.
Because disguised as a man, she works in a prison to find and free her husband.
But can love and justice triumph over tyranny?
Don't miss Lise Davidsen, David Butt Philip and René Pape when Fidelio comes to Great Performances at the Met.
Lise Davidsen Sings "Abscheulicher!" from "Fidelio"
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Clip: S52 Ep21 | 2m 2s | Lise Davidsen sings an excerpt from Leonore’s Act I aria in the final dress rehearsal. (2m 2s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...