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Tuesday, November 25, 7pm
Friday, November 28, 8pm

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Libretto by Josef Sonnleithner with subsequent revisions by Stephan von Breuning and Georg Friedrich Treitschke. Sung in German with projected English translations. Running time is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Love. Courage. Freedom.

Beethoven’s only opera will be presented to commemorate the opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Fidelio celebrates courage in the face of tyranny.

The courageous Leonore poses as a boy (Fidelio) in order to work in the prison where her husband (Florestan) is wrongly imprisoned for his political beliefs. When Florestan’s execution is imminent, Leonore risks discovery and death for love, finally freeing her beloved from his chains and his fellow prisoners from oppression.

Vocal highlights include Leonore’s aria showcasing her determination to find her husband; Florestan singing his vision of Leonore as an angel coming to his rescue; the moving “Prisoner’s Chorus”; and a triumpant, joyful final chorus.

Sunday August 10, 2014 | 2:30 PM
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
FESTIVAL OF THE SOUND

Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts

• Jamie Sommerville, Horn
• Leslie Fagan, soprano
• Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano
• Michael Colvin, Tenor
• Russell Braun, Baritone
• Elmer Iseler Singers
• Festival Orchestra

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From the Festival Brochure:

“He proposes to compose Schiller’s Freude, strophe by strophe. I expect something perfect, since he is wholly devoted to the great and sublime” — Fischenich Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and in particular it’s final choral movement based upon the Schiller poem has long been considered one of the most sublime pieces ever written. Jamie Sommerville leads an all-star orchestra of some of your favourite Festival musicians and the Elmer Iseler Singers. Be swept away by Beethoven’s remarkable celebration of fellowship and joy and the human spirit. We couldn’t imagine a better way to close our 35th season than to share our joy with all of you.

Visit www.festivalofthesound.ca for more details.

[from www.scottishopera.org.uk/our-operas/14-15/sir-walter-scott-and-opera]

These imaginative recitals celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of the Waverley Novels. Curated by Head of Music Derek Clark, the programme is inspired by some of Scott’s most popular works.

Rich with romanticism and full of the supernatural, Scott’s novels and poetry have been a well-mined source for generations of composers, and have inspired over 80 operas. These intimate recitals feature work by Donizetti, Rossini and Bizet as well as Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert and Sullivan fame, and Scottish composer Hamish MacCunn.

Visiting four of Scotland’s most singular and beautiful venues, including The Hub in Edinburgh, St Machar’s Cathedral in Aberdeen and Òran Mór in Glasgow, a stellar line-up brings the programme to life, accompanied by Derek Clark on piano. The tour also includes a recital at Scott’s own home, Abbotsford House, on Monday 7 July – the anniversary of the publication of Waverley, the first of the author’s world-famous series.

Soprano Judith Howarth
Tenor Michael Colvin
Baritone Roland Wood
Piano Derek Clark

Running time 1 hr 40 mins approximately
Supported by The Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh

Sun 13 Jul 3.00pm
Òran Mór, Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX / Box Office: RCS, 100 Renfrew Street G2 3DB
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