Fidelio, Op. 72

E57006

Singspiel opera

Fidelio, Op. 72 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, a German-language work celebrated for its themes of personal sacrifice, heroism, and the triumph of justice and freedom.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Fidelio	17
Fidelio, Op. 72 canonical	11
Fidelio Overture	4
Act II of Fidelio	2
Beethoven’s opera Fidelio	2
Fidelio (opera)	2
"Fidelio" by Ludwig van Beethoven	1
Act I of Fidelio	1
Beethoven's opera Fidelio	1
Fidelio (original libretto)	1
Fidelio libretto	1
Fidelio, Op. 72 (1806 version)	1
Fidelio, Op. 72 (1814 version)	1
Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera Fidelio	1
premiere of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio" (first version)	1
the opera Fidelio	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Singspiel ⓘ opera ⓘ
alternativeOverture	Leonore Overture No. 1 ⓘ Leonore Overture No. 2 ⓘ Leonore Overture No. 3 ⓘ
basedOn	Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	Jean-Nicolas Bouilly ⓘ
catalogueNumber	WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
genre	rescue opera ⓘ
influencedBy	French Revolutionary ideals ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
librettist	Georg Friedrich Treitschke ⓘ Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ Stephan von Breuning ⓘ
mainCharacter	Don Fernando ⓘ Florestan ⓘ Jaquino ⓘ Leonore ⓘ Marzelline ⓘ Pizarro ⓘ Rocco ⓘ
notableFeature	only opera composed by Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
notableNumber	Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" ⓘ
notableRecording	1953 Furtwängler recording with Flagstad and Mödl ⓘ 1962 Klemperer recording with Ludwig and Vickers ⓘ
numberOfActs	2 ⓘ
Opus number	Op. 72 ⓘ
originalTitle	Leonore ⓘ
overture	Fidelio, Op. 72 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fidelio Overture
period	Classical ⓘ
plotSummary	Leonore ⓘ surface form: Leonore disguises herself as a man named Fidelio to rescue her husband Florestan from unjust imprisonment
premiereCity	Vienna ⓘ
premiereCountry	Austria ⓘ
premiereDate	1805-11-20 ⓘ
premiereLocation	Theater an der Wien ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereDate	1814-05-23 ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereLocation	Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna ⓘ surface form: Kärntnertortheater
setting	Spanish state prison near Seville ⓘ
structure	spoken dialogue with musical numbers ⓘ
subject	marital fidelity ⓘ political oppression ⓘ triumph of justice over tyranny ⓘ
theme	freedom ⓘ heroism ⓘ personal sacrifice ⓘ triumph of justice ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	late 18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ludwig van Beethoven → notableWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

Fidelio, Op. 72 → overture → Fidelio, Op. 72 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio Overture

Theater an der Wien → significantEvent → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: premiere of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio" (first version)

Theater an der Wien → notableWorkPremiered → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Fidelio" by Ludwig van Beethoven

Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal → basisForWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal → inspired → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera Fidelio

Florestan → appearsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Florestan → drivesCentralDramaOf → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Florestan → actOfFirstAppearance → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Act II of Fidelio

Pizarro → appearsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Pizarro → firstAppearance → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

Marzelline → appearsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Marzelline → romanticallyAttractedTo → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Jaquino → appearsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Jaquino → appearsInAct → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Act I of Fidelio

Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" → partOf → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" → partOf → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beethoven’s opera Fidelio

Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" → firstPerformanceWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" → basedOnTextFrom → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio libretto

Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust" → associatedWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → laterVersion → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → precedes → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → sharesLibrettoWith → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → sharesCharactersWith → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → hasLaterRevisionsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio, Op. 72 (1806 version)

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → hasLaterRevisionsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio, Op. 72 (1814 version)

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → distinctFrom → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → hasDifferentMusicFrom → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → hasDifferentStructureFrom → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

WoO 96 (earlier Leonore version) → hasDifferentOvertureFrom → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

Rocco → appearsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Leonore Overture No. 1 → basedOn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Leonore Overture No. 1 → basedOn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beethoven's opera Fidelio

Leonore Overture No. 1 → composedFor → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: the opera Fidelio

Leonore Overture No. 1 → relatedWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio Overture

Don Fernando → appearsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Don Fernando → appearsIn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beethoven’s opera Fidelio

Don Fernando → appearsInAct → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Act II of Fidelio

Leonore Overture No. 2 → basedOn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Leonore Overture No. 2 → associatedOperaTitle → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Leonore Overture No. 2 → relatedWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio Overture

Leonore Overture No. 3 → partOf → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio (opera)

Leonore Overture No. 3 → basedOn → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio (opera)

Leonore Overture No. 3 → relatedWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio Overture

Joseph Sonnleithner → notableWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio (original libretto)

Stephan von Breuning → contributedTo → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio

Jean-Nicolas Bouilly → inspiredWork → Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fidelio