Fidelio (TV 1970)

Director:

Ernst Wild

Writers:

Jean Nicolas Bouilly (story), Joseph Sonnleithner (libretto "Fidelio"),

Stars:

Gwyneth Jones, James King, Gustav Neidlinger

Cast

Credited cast:
Gwyneth Jones	...	Leonore
James King	...	Florestan
Gustav Neidlinger	...	Don Pizarro
Josef Greindl	...	Rocco
Olivera Miljakovic	...	Marzelline
Donald Grobe	...	Jaquino
Martti Talvela	...	Don Fernande - Minister
Barry McDaniel	...	1. Gefangener
Manfred Röhrl	...	2. Gefangener
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Der Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin	...	Chor
Das Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin	...	Orchester

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

beethoven opera

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Country:

Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

13 December 1970 (Austria)

Filming Locations:

Deutsche Oper Berlin, Richard-Wagner-Str., Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

UNITEL, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Beethoven's Fidelio (1980)

User Reviews

My favourite Fidelio

As much as I love the 1978 and 2002 productions, this is my favourite production of Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. It is simply wonderful, and very dramatically and musically powerful, helped by Karl Bohm's eloquent and detailed conducting and the direction of the last scene which does a lot with the dramatic and musical elements as it should do. I don't really need to say how amazing the music is, particularly O Namenlose Freude, O Welche Lust, In Des Lebens, the quartet Mir ist so Wunderbar and Leonore's Abscheulicher, and all of it is performed to outstanding effect. The acting and singing are superb. Gwyneth Jones moved me greatly as Leonore/Fidelio, and James King has such power to his singing and even looks like a broken prisoner. Gustav Neidlinger is ideally malevolent as Don Pizarro, Josef Griendl a sympathetic Rocco and Martti Talvela a rock solid and vocally resonant Fernando. The costumes and sets are effective and bring just the right mood. I personally could've done without some of the close-ups, but other than that I adored this Fidelio. 10/10 Bethany Cox