Beethoven's Fidelio: a complete guide to the best recordings

Mike Ashman
Monday, November 16, 2020

In the composer’s anniversary year, Mike Ashman seeks out the finest recordings of his revolutionary operatic masterpiece

Late 19th-century advertisement for Liebig’s meat extract depicting the Act 1 scene of Fidelio in which Don Pizarro instructs Rocco to dig Florestan’s grave (Bridgeman Images)

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