Watch, Fidelio, Jonas Kaufman, Anja Kampe, Adam Fischer Live, from Berlin, on the Internet, free, 8/7/11

As reported first over at the ever reliable  Intermezzo.  Sounds like one not to miss :
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Live Streaming at Opera For All 

For the first time, the Bavarian State Opera is offering live streaming online of its Opera for All broadcast of Fidelio on 8 July. Opera lovers from all over the world will have the opportunity to experience Beethoven's opera of liberation in real time at www.staatsoper.de.

In the main roles, Anja Kampe is appearing as Leonore and Jonas Kaufmann as Florestan, and Adam Fischer will conduct the Bavarian State Orchestra. This year, the event will be introduced by TV presenter Thomas Gottschalk. The new production by the Spanish director Calixto Bieito premiered in the National Theatre in December 2010.

The performance of Fidelio on July 08 starts at 8 p.m. The live broadcast will start at 7.45 p.m. Central European Time with an introduction to the work by Thomas Gottschalk and theatre director Nikolaus Bachler.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Fri, July 08, 2011, 8 p.m.(CET)
www.staatsoper.de

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Nina Stemme - Fidelio - Sat 25 June

Edit: 26/06/11. I know you will be busy with the Meistersinger from Glyndebourne, but it seems the BBC have  put the Fidelio "On Demand" for the next 6 days, should you have missed it. Just follow the link below.

It's going to be a busy weekend for Wagnerians - and all for free! Glyndebourne's Meistersinger broadcast in cinemas and at the same time free to see and hear on the internet; and now Wagnerian soprano of the moment (see reviews of San Francisco Opera Ring Cycle) Nina Stemme in Fidelio on Radio 3.

Catch on Radio 3.

Beethoven's Fidelio

Presented by Martin Handley

The opera that cost Beethoven so much time and energy tells the story of a woman's determination to rescue her husband from imprisonment at the hands of an evil governor. Leonora disguises herself as a man - Fidelio - and takes a job as a guard at the prison where she believes her husband, Florestan, is interred. She manages to charm the prison warden and his family (to the extent that his daughter falls in love with her) before taking on the governor and achieving her aim. The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme tackles the demanding title-role for the first tme on stage and is supported by a highly experienced cast and conductor.

Leonore ..... Nina Stemme (soprano)
Florestan ..... Endrik Wottrich (tenor)
Jaquino ..... Steven Ebel (tenor)
Marzelline ..... Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Don Pizarro ..... John Wegner (bass)
Don Fernando ..... Willard White (bass)
Rocco ..... Kurt Rydl (bass)
Prisoner ..... Dawid Kimberg (baritone)



Royal Opera Chorus (Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor ..... Mark Elder.




Nina Stemme As Leonore

© The Royal Opera / Catherine Ashmore

Endrik Wottrich As Florestan

© The Royal Opera / Catherine Ashmore

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