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Fidelio rehearsals
Here's a glimpse into the rehearsals for our Tour 2021 production of Beethoven's Fidelio
A selection of photos from rehearsals for our Tour 2021 production of Fidelio
Frederic Wake-Walker directs a striking new production of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio.
Photographer: Richard Hubert Smith
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Director Frederic Wake-Walker and Adam Smith (Florestan)
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Dorothea Herbert (Leonore)
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Callum Thorpe (Rocco)
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Assistant conductor Olivia Clarke, conductor Ben Glassberg and repetiteur Matthew Fletcher
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Adam Smith (Florestan)
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Director Frederic Wake-Walker
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Callum Thorpe (Rocco) and Dorothea Herbert (Leonore)
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Assistant director Peter Cant
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Adam Smith (Florestan) and Director Frederic Wake-Walker
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Dorothea Herbert (Leonore)
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Conductor Ben Glassberg and director Frederic Wake-Walker
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Director Frederic Wake-Walker, Dorothea Herbert (Leonore) and Callum Thorpe (Rocco)
Fidelio will open at Glyndebourne on 8 October