Fidelio

Overview

Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge, Pizarro has secretly imprisoned Florestan in the prison over which Pizarro is governor. The jailer of the prison, Rocco, has a daughter, Marzelline, and a servant (or assistant), Jaquino. Florestan's wife, Leonore, came to Rocco's door dressed as a boy seeking employment, and Rocco hired her. On orders, Rocco has been giving Florestan diminishing rations until he is nearly starved to death. Place: A Spanish state prison, a few miles from Seville Time: Late 18th century

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 21, 2006

Original language

English

Cast

Matti Salminen,Ildikó Raimondi,Rainer Trost,Juha Uusitalo,Nahuel Di Pierro,Waltraud Meier,Zubin Mehta,Javier Agulló,Carsten Stabell,Peter Seiffert

Director

Pier' Alli,Tiziano Mancini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2355577