Fidelio
Opera by Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, originally titled Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe, Op. 72, is the only opera by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly. The... Wikipedia
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Librettists: Joseph Sonnleithner, Emanuel Schikaneder, Georg Friedrich Treitschke, and more
Arias: Komm Hoffnung and Ha, welch ein Augenblick
Written: 1805
Characters: Florestano, Don Pizarro, Jaquino, and more
First performance: November 20, 1805, Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria
Language: German