Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In FIDELIO the story centers on loved ones who are torn apart, and who must confront the fact that death may be the price of freedom. When Florestan, a political activist, disappears, his wife Leonore, desperate to find him, disguises herself as a boy, Fidelio, and infiltrates the prison where she believes he is being held. The finale is a grand celebration of Leonore’s bravery and triumph
Cast:
Jaquino, Rocco’s assistant: Owen McCausland
Marzelline, Rocco’s daughter: Miriam Khalil
Rocco, the jailer: Valerian Ruminski
Leonore, wife of Florestan and assistant to Rocco, disguised as Fidelio: Aviva Fortunata
Don Pizarro, the Prison Governor: Peter McGillivray
Florestan, prisoner, husband of Leonore: Brent Turner
Don Fernando, Government Minister: Neil Craighead
Creative Team:
Conductor: Timothy Vernon
Director: Wim Trompert
Set and Costume Designer: Nancy Bryant
Lighting Designer: Kevin Lamotte
Projection Designer: Monica Hernandez
Chorus Master and Associate Conductor: Giuseppe (Joey) Pietraroia
Répétiteur: Kimberley Bartczak
Stage Manager: Christopher Sibbald
Assistant Stage Managers: Marijka Asbeek-Brusse & Lisa Russell
Music: Victoria Symphony
Stage Employees: IATSE 168
Venue: The Royal Theatre
Explore more of FIDELIO at pacificopera.ca/whats-on/keynotes-fidelio
Chapters:
0:00 Prologue
0:34 Finale
In FIDELIO the story centers on loved ones who are torn apart, and who must confront the fact that death may be the price of freedom. When Florestan, a political activist, disappears, his wife Leonore, desperate to find him, disguises herself as a boy, Fidelio, and infiltrates the prison where she believes he is being held. The finale is a grand celebration of Leonore’s bravery and triumph
Cast:
Jaquino, Rocco’s assistant: Owen McCausland
Marzelline, Rocco’s daughter: Miriam Khalil
Rocco, the jailer: Valerian Ruminski
Leonore, wife of Florestan and assistant to Rocco, disguised as Fidelio: Aviva Fortunata
Don Pizarro, the Prison Governor: Peter McGillivray
Florestan, prisoner, husband of Leonore: Brent Turner
Don Fernando, Government Minister: Neil Craighead
Creative Team:
Conductor: Timothy Vernon
Director: Wim Trompert
Set and Costume Designer: Nancy Bryant
Lighting Designer: Kevin Lamotte
Projection Designer: Monica Hernandez
Chorus Master and Associate Conductor: Giuseppe (Joey) Pietraroia
Répétiteur: Kimberley Bartczak
Stage Manager: Christopher Sibbald
Assistant Stage Managers: Marijka Asbeek-Brusse & Lisa Russell
Music: Victoria Symphony
Stage Employees: IATSE 168
Venue: The Royal Theatre
Explore more of FIDELIO at pacificopera.ca/whats-on/keynotes-fidelio
Chapters:
0:00 Prologue
0:34 Finale
