Fidelio (6+)

A thrilling opera fairy tale

Leonore hasn’t seen her beloved Florestan for two years.
Pizarro has been holding Florestan captive for two years.
Is Florestan a dangerous monster? Or a sneaky thief?
Not at all. Florestan has one huge passion: singing.
And his songs make people dream.

 

Pizarro, however, will not tolerate such dreaming.
He has decided to stop Florestan from singing once and for all.
To do so, he locks Florestan inside a secret dungeon, deep underground.
People will soon forget all about him.

 

But Leonore misses her Florestan. She simply cannot forget him.
She is determined to free her friend from cruel Pizarro’s claws.

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project, libretto & directionJudith Vindevogel
musicLudwig van Beethoven
musical arrangements, soundscapes & live pianoJago Moons
scenography & light designStef Depover
actors and singersLiesbeth Devos/Annelies Van Hijfte/Lisa Willems (soprano), Astrid Stockman/Laure Campion (soprano), Ronan Debois/Kurt Gysen (bariton), Saïd Boumazoughe (film)
costume designCaroline Wittemans
costume executionHilde Mertens, Hanne Vandersteen & Caroline Wittemans
design puppet & maskFilip Peeters
soundGuy Van den Bril
decor implementationhetpaleis & Stef Depover
videode Imagerie/Studio C
visualIngrid Godon
translationLorenzo Caròla & Judith Vindevogel
translator EnglishJonathan Reeder
productionWALPURGIS
coproductionhetpaleis (BE), Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines/Scène nationale (FR)
with the support ofArcadi Île-de-France & The Flemish Government
copresentationDE MUNT/LA MONNAIE with the support of the Flemish Community Commission Brussels

project, libretto & direction

Judith Vindevogel

music

Ludwig van Beethoven

musical arrangements, soundscapes & live piano

Jago Moons

scenography & light design

Stef Depover

actors and singers

Liesbeth Devos/Annelies Van Hijfte/Lisa Willems (soprano), Astrid Stockman/Laure Campion (soprano), Ronan Debois/Kurt Gysen (bariton), Saïd Boumazoughe (film)

costume design

Caroline Wittemans

costume execution

Hilde Mertens, Hanne Vandersteen & Caroline Wittemans

design puppet & mask

Filip Peeters

sound

Guy Van den Bril

decor implementation

hetpaleis & Stef Depover

video

de Imagerie/Studio C

visual

Ingrid Godon

translation

Lorenzo Caròla & Judith Vindevogel

translator English

Jonathan Reeder

production

WALPURGIS

coproduction

hetpaleis (BE), Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines/Scène nationale (FR)

with the support of

Arcadi Île-de-France & The Flemish Government

copresentation

DE MUNT/LA MONNAIE with the support of the Flemish Community Commission Brussels