Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production from Vienna, conducted by Tomas Netopil, Benjamin Bruns plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Irish soprano Jennifer Davis his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him. In this new production from Vienna the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus is conducted by Tomas Netopil.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 5th December, 7pm-10pm