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Fidelio and Napoleon

Fidelio and Napoleon

Released Monday, 24th June 2019
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Fidelio and Napoleon

Fidelio and Napoleon

Fidelio and Napoleon

Fidelio and Napoleon

Monday, 24th June 2019
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Beethoven's politically charged "Fidelio" is an opera for today, with messages of resistance, defiance, #MeToo and prisoner awareness. It premiered during the Napoleonic Wars that brought revolutionary tumult all over Europe, and Ludwig van Beethoven was deeply involved in progressive revolutionary politics. We talk about the French Revolution, Tolstoy's "War and Peace", David Lang's "Prisoner of the State", Schroeder's toy piano and much more. The final episode of Season 1 of "Lost Music: Exploring Literary Opera"!

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