Fidelio discography
This is a partial discography of Fidelio, a Singspiel in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven had originally written a three-act version of the opera called Leonore, first performed in 1805 and then re-staged with revisions in 1806. Despite the name change, the heroine is the title character in both cases. Leonore disguises herself as a boy, Fidelio, in order to find out what has happened to her husband, Florestan, who is being illegally held by Pizarro, a prison governor. The other major characters are the gaoler Rocco and his daughter Marzelline.
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Audio (1805 version)
This is a partial discography of Leonore, the 1805 original three-act version of the two-act opera Fidelio.| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label |
| 1960 | Hilde Zadek Anton Dermota Alfred Pfeifel Paul Schöffler Gerda Schreyer | Ferdinand Leitner Vienna Philharmonic orchestra Bregenzer Festspiele chorus | CD: Opera D'Oro Cat: OPD 1210 |
| 1976 | Edda Moser Richard Cassilly Karl Ridderbusch Theo Adam Helen Donath | Herbert Blomstedt Staatskapelle Dresden Leipzig Radio chorus | CD: Berlin Classics Cat: 11402BC |
| 1997 | Hillevi Martinpelto Kim Begley Matthew Best Franz Hawlata Christiane Oelze | John Eliot Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Monteverdi Choir | CD: Archiv Cat: 0453 461-2 |
| 2019 | Marlis Petersen Robin Johannseney Maximilian Schmitt Johannes Weisser Dimitry Ivaschenko | René Jacobs Freiburger Barockorchester Zürcher Sing-Akademie | CD: Harmonia Mundi France Cat: HMM 902414.15 |
Audio (1806 version)
This is a discography of Leonore, the 1806 version of the two-act opera Fidelio.| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label |
| 1998 | Pamela Coburn Mark Baker Philippe Lafont Victor von Halem Christine Barbaux | Marc Soustrot Beethoven Orchester Bonn WDR Rundfunkchor Köln | CD: MDG Cat: MDG3370826 |