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Fidelio (San Diego)

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Based On

"Léonore, ou L'Amour Conjugal" by Jean Nicolas Bouilly

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
San Diego, CA
Venue
San Diego Fox Theatre
Season
1961
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumers

Cast

Jaquino, prison gatekeeper
Marzelline, daughter of Rocco
Rocco, chief jailer
Leonore (disguised as Fidelio), Florestan's wife
Don Pizarro, Governor of the State Prison
First Prisoner
Second Prisoner
Florestan, a Spanish nobleman
Don Fernando, minister of Spain

Show Dates

Time and Place

About 1800; near Seville, Spain

Scenes

Act I -- Courtyard of the state prison
Act II, Scene 1 -- A dungeon in the prison
Scene 2 -- A square before the fortress

Notes

Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 will be played between Scene 1 and Scene 2 of the second act.

Kieth Engen's first name IS correctly spelled. He changed the spelling during his career in German opera houses.