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Fidelio

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

noun

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


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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

After making his professional debut in 1959 as First Prisoner in Beethoven's Fidelio at the Dresden State Opera, he saw his big breakthrough in 1962 as Belmonte in Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2019

Fidelio Marin came in two minutes later and finished second, despite rolling his ankle on one of the final laps.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2019

Pascale Beaudin brought a powdery-soft soprano to the role of Marceline, the jailor’s daughter who pines for the attentions of the apprentice Fidelio — never suspecting that he is in fact a woman.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 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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