Apropos of prisoners being freed from Syrian prisons: Fidelio

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219804672

https://lvbeethoven.com/music/fidelio/
Cheat sheet.

Not to post YouTube links (too long, ads, poor quality? ) Here are some "At the Opera" performances archived.
I'll check on the sound quality and performances. You do too! (Others might be way better at judging the vocal quality)
Sean Bianco's archives are still up at CapRadio, which fired him and cancelled his show after 20 or 25 years, in a giant financial scandal/fiasco, but keep his shows online. Programs are also available to play (and download?) at the archive.

Some fine performers. Let me know which you like best.

At The Opera, Beethoven's Fidelio (LIVE 1969), April 2, 2022
best sound quality? Wait till I put it on the Klipsch speakers.(1)
https://www.capradio.org/classical/at-the-opera/2022/04/02/at-the-opera-040222/
Cast:
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - James King
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzeline - Edith Mathis
Don Fernando - Hans Hotter
Don Pizarro - Ingvar Wixell
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic
Karl Bohm - conductor

At The Opera, Beethoven's Fidelio (MET 1960), April 10, 2021
https://www.capradio.org/classical/at-the-opera/2021/04/10/at-the-opera-041021/
Cast:
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Don Fernando - Giorgio Tozzi
Don Pizarro - Hermann Uhde
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Karl Bohm - conductor
Recorded live February 13, 1960.

2/18/12 Program. No description
https://archive.org/details/AtTheOpera-21812

(1) I approved of my new son-in-law when I saw he bought Klipsch speakers, but I have the OG heritage ones, being an OG, of course.
Use the best speakers you can find.

Come January, I have a tune ready. It's Yakety Sax, the Benny Hill theme. (links redacted for now)