Pierre Jourdan captured Fidelio on film at the Théâtre
antique d'Orange in 197?. The musical direction by Zubin Mehta is
assured, and he conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the chorus
of the New Philharmonia.
The bill announces: "By the power of love, liberty triumphs over
tyranny".
In the principal roles:
- Gundula Janovitz
- Jon Vickers
- William Wildermann
- Theo Adams
- Stella Richmond
- Misha Raitzin.
As for the costumes worn by the actors on the posters, they are a blend
of history and the modern world.
Between 1968 and 1977 Pierre Jourdan directed several cinematographic
and audiovisual adaptations of tragedies and operas (Phèdre, Le
Trouvère, Tristan and Isolde, Norma, Aïda, Fidelio
).
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