Fidelio, the animated short film (10+)
Current plea for love and justice
Watch Fidelio, the animated short film (subtitles in UK, DU, DA & IT).
Attention! This film contains scenes of violence and discrimation.
More LessFlorestan and Leonore are young artists who dream of a fair, united and sustainable world. One day, they manage to mobilise people of all ages and colours around the idea that there are alternatives to the repressive policies of the tyrant Pizarro.
Pizarro, who feels his power declining, orders his soldiers to suppress the peaceful demonstration and lock Florestan in a secret dungeon. In a nightmare, Leonore relives the moment when she was violently separated from her lover.
She wakes up suddenly realizing that Florestan is in mortal danger. If she wants to see him alive again she will have to find a way to free him…
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| concept, film script and direction | Judith Vindevogel, after Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio' |
| storyboard and animation | Roman Klochkov in collaboration with Anna Heuninck |
| musical arrangement | Jago Moons |
| vocals | Kurt Gysen (Pizarro), Lisa Willems (Leonore) and Stefaan Degand (Rocco) |
| musical performance | Shirly Laub (violin), Frédéric d'Ursel (violin), Elisabeth Smalt (viola), Amy Norrington (cello), Koenraad Hofman (double bass), Lieve Goossens (flute), Piet Van Bockstal (oboe), Nathalie Lefèvre (clarinet) and Pieter Nuytten (bassoon) |
| foley and sounddesign | Elias Vervecken |
| chorus | Stemmer (Brussels City Choir) directed by Pieter Nevejans |
| recording supervision and music editing | Benjamin Dieltjens |
| sound engineers | Yannick Willox and Marina Lerchs (foley) |
| translation subtitles | Lorenzo Caròla (French and Italian), Jonathan Reeder (English) and Anne Habermann (German) |
| production | WALPURGIS |
| co-production | Opera Europa/OperaVision for World Opera Day 2020, La Monnaie and Chamber Music Ensemble Oxalys |
| with the support of | The Flemish Community and the European Union (Creative Europe programme) |
| thanks to | Acoustic Recording Service, Rec'N'Roll, Ilse, Iris, Kate, Wim, Stef and Guy |
concept, film script and direction
Judith Vindevogel, after Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio'
storyboard and animation
Roman Klochkov in collaboration with Anna Heuninck
musical arrangement
Jago Moons
vocals
Kurt Gysen (Pizarro), Lisa Willems (Leonore) and Stefaan Degand (Rocco)
musical performance
Shirly Laub (violin), Frédéric d'Ursel (violin), Elisabeth Smalt (viola), Amy Norrington (cello), Koenraad Hofman (double bass), Lieve Goossens (flute), Piet Van Bockstal (oboe), Nathalie Lefèvre (clarinet) and Pieter Nuytten (bassoon)
foley and sounddesign
Elias Vervecken
chorus
Stemmer (Brussels City Choir) directed by Pieter Nevejans
recording supervision and music editing
Benjamin Dieltjens
sound engineers
Yannick Willox and Marina Lerchs (foley)
translation subtitles
Lorenzo Caròla (French and Italian), Jonathan Reeder (English) and Anne Habermann (German)
production
WALPURGIS
co-production
Opera Europa/OperaVision for World Opera Day 2020, La Monnaie and Chamber Music Ensemble Oxalys
with the support of
The Flemish Community and the European Union (Creative Europe programme)
thanks to
Acoustic Recording Service, Rec'N'Roll, Ilse, Iris, Kate, Wim, Stef and Guy
In Dutch:
Recensies
**** “De ganse kortfilm is in het Nederlands gesproken en gezongen en nergens voelt dat geforceerd aan.”
Concertnews (BE), Bert Hertogs
Interviews & aankondigingen
“Ik kreeg de vraag om een verfilming te doen. Dat zag ik niet zitten. Een tekenfilm vond ik wel haalbaar al kon ik me niet voorstellen wat er allemaal bij kwam kijken. Dat heb ik nu geleerd en het was een fijn avontuur. Ik heb zin gekregen in nieuwe projecten en heb al ideeën. In het buitenland zijn er opera-tekenfilms gemaakt, maar niet veel. Voor België is het een primeur.”
Judith Vindevogel in Gazet van Antwerpen, Filip Spoelders
“Het resultaat mag gezien worden.”
deStandaard Radar Podium, Filip Tielens
“Warm aanbevolen.”
Klara, Radio Plus
Reacties
Eindelijk dit pareltje bekeken. Wat prachtig!!!!
Proficiat aan Judith, Jago, Lisa, Kurt, Stefaan, de muzikanten, de illustrator en WALPURGIS – om te blijven dromen in donkere dagen. Zeker een aanrader als je les geeft in het lager onderwijs. Prachtige kennismaking met de enige opera van Beethoven.
Astrid Stockman – sopraan
