Prom 50 – Fidelio

Royal Albert Hall, LondonWhen Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra decided to tackle their first opera, the choice of Fidelio was a no-brainer. Beethoven's opera is a hymn to the very freedom and dignity that this inspiring Arab-Israeli project embodies. Fidelio leaps across the centuries to the injustices of today. Such a heady combination of performers and work ensured that this Prom rode waves of emotion from start to finish.Yet Fidelio is not an easy opera to bring off: it c...

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