Opera Lafayette 19/20 Season Brochure
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Leonore (1805)<br />
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, composer<br />
JOSEPH SONNLEITHNER, librettist<br />
February 26, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>, 7:00 P.M.<br />
Eisenhower Theater at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC<br />
Performance sung in German with English supertitles<br />
The centerpiece of <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong>’s 25th-anniversary season is Beethoven’s Leonore (1805), the composer’s first version<br />
of his opera Fidelio. The company’s first opera sung in German and its largest production to date, these performances<br />
are the culmination of <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong>’s Leonore Project, which aims to recapture the origins of this touchstone of the<br />
operatic canon.<br />
The story of bravery and injustice speaks to us today. A wife disguised as a man seeks to rescue her husband, wrongfully<br />
imprisoned and awaiting his death. The score, filled with heartbreaking arias, delightful love duets, and transcendent<br />
choral and instrumental works, is recognized as among the most powerful opera compositions.<br />
This season’s production of the Beethoven Leonore follows the company’s <strong>20</strong>17 modern premiere of Gaveaux and<br />
Bouilly’s Léonore, ou L’Amour conjugal (1798), which was released earlier this year on DVD on the Naxos label. Drawing<br />
from memories of <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong>’s acclaimed performance or after watching the DVD, audiences will have a unique<br />
opportunity to hear the close relationship between these two works.<br />
Single Tickets: $25 - $135<br />
Purchase: <strong>Opera</strong><strong>Lafayette</strong>.org | <strong>20</strong>2.546.9332, ext. 1<br />
Kennedy-Center.org | <strong>20</strong>2.467.4600<br />
Beethoven’s Leonore is supported by the Wage Foundation.
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