Modl, Dermota, Schoffler, Weber "Final Ensemble" Fidelio

[RCKCreatEnt]

What a pleasant surprise 2 find there's video footage of this vaunted & legendary performance!

[Swetrade]

This video has been speeded up, which is often the case with old recordings (the short clips from Furtwänglers Salzburg-Fidelio for example).

[gbehmen1]

I first saw this production at the National Archives Film Division in College Park, MD USA as part of a documentary film "Call To Freedom" from 1956 by NBC. It should be a part of every class on European or World History. You can access the description online through the NARA Archival Research Catalog.

[dermotafan]

Modl is as screamy as ever. Dermota substituted for Patzak and sang Don Ottavio next evening.

[senafan]

I've known about this show and wanted to see the whole thing for years! How did you get this copy of it? Can you put on any other clips? I'm particularly interested in any bits showing Seefried (we actually see her come out for the bow! So frustrating there isn't more!)

[haruwan21]

Where can I find the DVD for this magnificent performance of Fidelio!?!

[jkircher314]

Magnificent! Thank you.

[LjubljanaSI]

Dermota, Slovenian "nightingale" ultimativelly!!!

[alexanfaria]

Fidelio is the best Ópera ever composed!

It's difficult to played because it's need 2 Basses, 2 barítonos, 2 soprannos and 3 tennors. And ALL, at least, GOOD.

I like this final, but preffer the Prisioner's first chorous ("Oh Welshe Lust").

[telephilia]

A tremendous performance. Dermota brings great dramatic flair to his solo segment. The only performance of this joyous finale that moves me like this one is the classic Vickers-Ludwig (Klemperer) recording.

[WagnerNietzsche]

This performance was the worst of the reopening performances and, by the way, the only one that isn´t released on a major label. Fr.o.Sch, Meistersinger, Aida all on Orfeo, Wozzeck on Andante. I don´t know about Giovanni. But this performance of Fidelio (and I do own about 20 seperate recordings) isn´t fine. Sorry

[billyguns2]

I agree that Modl is a real drawback vocally, but Bohm's conducting is magnificent.

[altodivo]

MOEDL IS LIKE A TRUMPET! I love it!

[kjlg74]

I *love* Fidelio. Especially the finale!

Nie wird es zu hoch gesungen!

[operaman20]

Love this finale!

[rrgallo]

Didn´t know there was a video of the reopening of the Staatsoper.. and with those singers. This is history. Thanks Onegin65. Wow...I am speechless

[TenorQa]

What a finale!

[silvr1507]

The opera Fidelio is hardly played outside of Germany! It is such ashame: Beethoven put all his music into this one masterpiece.

[jkircher314]

Wow!!! Fabulous!

[ariastoteles]

If the life could to be like the music of Beethoven!

[WagnerNietzsche]

Sorry, ment thumbs up

[billyguns2]

This great finale always moves me to tears; Karl Bohm is one of the greatest conductors of all time, and one of the last in the great German tradition. Thank you so much for posting this!

[Bquillamus]

@billyguns2 I agree 100% with you. My soul is almost paralized each time I listen to this.

[Dramaticmaleprano]

She is wonderful!

[greve]

Mödl charms here in this most joyous of all music!