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Fidelio review: Beethoven's only opera bristles with contemporary relevance

Author: Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University

WASO/Rebecca Mansell

Review: Beethoven’s Fidelio. West Australian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Opera and Perth Festival.

There’s something disconcertingly compartmentalised about opera – particularly opera in concert. The audience stays lit throughout, and the chorus sit behind the orchestra looking at us looking at them.

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Fidelio review: Beethoven's only opera bristles with contemporary relevance

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