{"id":1685,"date":"2020-02-20T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1685"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:45:59","slug":"fidelio","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/?project=fidelio","title":{"rendered":"Fidelio (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3f19daef-melbourne-opera-fidelio.jpg&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; 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Justice. Freedom. Capturing the true genius of Beethoven in his one and only opera.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth, Melbourne Opera is thrilled to present Ludwig van Beethoven&#8217;s only opera, Fidelio, conducted by leading international maestro Anthony Negus.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by an actual incident from the French Revolution, Fidelio tells the tale of a woman who dresses as a male prison guard to free her incarcerated husband. 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