Fidelio, Act 1.7 - "O welche Lust"

From a 2000 production of Beethoven's Fidelio at the Met. Eric Cutler (First Prisoner), Alfred Walker (Second Prisoner), Karita Mattila (Leonore), Jennifer Welch-Babidge (Marzelline). Jürgen Flimm, production; James Levine, conductor.

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Music

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• fidelio
• beethoven
• opera

[richard5220]

Wonderful! Thank's for sharing.

[fantasy2author]

nur hier ist Leben indeed

[stanbrinsmead]

Thank you so much for posting this. A beautiful production.  I saw this opera when I was 15 and it has been my favourite ever since.

[keizerjoo]

This is so beautiful. Beethoven the democrate.

[mmbmbmbmb]

Even though it was 7 month ago you posted your comment I'd still like you to know how much I was takend by it. Personally I am experiencing a kind of (emotional) freedom - and this wonderful piece of music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven can actually be applied to various life-situations.

Exposed to this opera through my parents, when I was a child it caught my deepest soul - and stayed with me forever more. Amazing how music is able to open and broaden receptive peoples minds.

[petyoprinsen]

This piece really gives me goose pimpels all over. My father used to play this very loud and as a kid I already loved it. This was very well sung and I wonder how, as I pressume, these americain singers, have such a good german pronounciation.

Love it.

[DaveTAM]

AWESOME

[OlDoinyo]

Though I like the 1805 version even better (the one that trails off into a final "Ja, leise!"), this is is still a gorgeous piece of choral writing. I, too have often fantasized: what if you went to the most oppressed and tyrannical places in he world and simply played this music? An amazing message of hope.

[Kaisergi]

Good sir, thank you for placing this up. What a beautiful song. Every time I hear about political prisoners being released, or people struggling to be free, I'm reminded of the snippet in "Civilisation: A Personal View" that refers to this song.