Beethoven: Fidelio

New production – Joana Mallwitz, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

When Clara and Robert Schumann were fighting for their future together, they found solace in an operatic couple: Florestan and Leonore from Fidelio. Now Joana Mallwitz and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra are opening the 2027 Easter Festival with this masterpiece. Beethoven's truly thrilling, symphonic opera music celebrates heroes who combine their wish for personal happiness with their desire for freedom. And differently than usual, a heroine saves her hero: in our performance, she is Vera-Lotte Boecker, Singer of the Year 2022 in the Opernwelt magazine critics' survey. Florestan will be sung by tenor Sean Panikkar, who is exceptionally popular in America. Krzysztof Warlikowski, the director of the production, has already been awarded the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale for his life's work.