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Fidelio 1994Scottish Opera

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Scottish Opera’s third staging of Fidelio, this time by Tim Albery, opened at the Edinburgh Festival. It had many good ideas, but didn't quite gel. The main weakness of casting was the Florestan, who had an unpleasantly whiny tone that failed to inspire sympathy. The look of the staging was also more coherent on revival.

Performance Cast

Jaquino Rocco's assistant

Richard Coxon

Marzelline Rocco's daughter

Ai-Lan Zhu

Rocco gaoler

Stafford Dean

Leonore Florestan's wife, disguised as Fidelio

Elizabeth Whitehouse

Don Pizarro prison governor

Matthew Best

First Prisoner

Campbell Russell

Second Prisoner

Graeme Danby

Florestan a Spanish nobleman

Michael Pabst

Don Fernando the King's Minister

Carsten Stabell (Exc Nov 24, 30; Dec 8)

Stephen Holloway (Nov 24, 30; Dec 8)

Performance DatesFidelio 1994

Map List

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | Edinburgh

15 Aug, 19.30 17 Aug, 19.30 30 Nov, 19.15 8 Dec, 19.15

Theatre Royal, Glasgow | Glasgow

11 Oct, 19.15 14 Oct, 19.15 22 Oct, 14.15 29 Oct, 19.15 10 Nov, 19.15

Theatre Royal, Newcastle | Newcastle-upon-Tyne

15 Nov, 19.15 18 Nov, 19.15 24 Nov, 19.15

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