| Composer: |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Music title: |
Fidelio, Op. 72 |
| Librettist: |
Joseph von Sonnleithner |
| Librettist: |
Stephan von Breuning |
| Librettist: |
Georg Friedrich Treitschke |
| Work definition: |
Opera in two acts |
| Title notes: |
Original title: 'Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe' |
| After: |
After the French libretto 'Léonore, ou L'amour conjugal' by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly |
| Language: |
German |
| Notes: |
Beethoven's three-act opera premiered on 20 November 1805 at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, and a revised two-act version was first performed on 29 March 1806 at the same theatre. The second and final two-act version, subsequently the most commonly performed, premiered at the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna, on 23 May 1814. Beethoven named his opera 'Leonore', although the theatres performed it under the title 'Fidelio'. The title 'Leonore' is now commonly used to refer to the 1805 and 1806 versions of the opera.
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| World premiere: |
23 May 1814, Kärntnertortheater, Vienna |
| ROH premiere: |
12 June 1835, Alfred Bunn Opera Company |
| ROH company premiere: |
9 December 1948, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |