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Fidelio

American  
[fi-deyl-yoh] / fɪˈdeɪl joʊ /

noun

  1. an opera (1805) by Ludwig van Beethoven.


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Philips Fidelio L3 Headphones: If they need effective noise-cancelling and top-tier sound quality, these new over-ear headphones are sure to please.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

It was our great pleasure to work with him on a number of landmark ENO productions including Madam Butterfly, Fidelio and the world premiere of Timon of Athens.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2021

Beethoven will dominate the concert schedules in his 250th anniversary year, and his only opera, Fidelio, gets a new production at Covent Garden, with Lise Davidsen and Jonas Kaufmann heading the cast.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2020

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, a young German soprano, had an auspicious Met debut as Marzelline, Rocco’s impressionable daughter, who has fallen for Fidelio, not knowing the truth about this shy newcomer.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2017

Tío Mundo had been jailed, and Tío Fidelio was maybe dead.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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