Event info

The deprivation of liberty, gender roles, love and cruelty are the main themes of Reykjavík Opera Days' production of Fidelio - an experiment, based on the only opera Ludwig van Beethoven wrote. The artists behind Reykjavík Opera Days have worked closely together in order to tackle this monumental piece with passion, experience and playfulness, using Daniel Schlosberg's arrangement for a small orchestra.

Leonore is looking for her husband, Florestan, that Don Pizarro, a horrible brute, has held captive for a long time. She disguises herself as a man, Fidelio, and befriends Don Pizarro's assistant, Rocco. Marzelline, Rocco's daughter, falls in love with Fidelio while Jaquino, a guy who's in love with her, does everything he can to get her attention. Meanwhile, Florestan is waiting to meet his fate

The team
Director and adaption: Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
Rocco: Jóhann Smári Sævarsson
Florestan: Egill Árni Pálsson
Marzelline: Dísella Lárusdóttir
Jaquino: Gissur Páll Gissurarson
Leonore: Guja Sandholt
Pizarro: Oddur Arnþór Jónsson

Designer: Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson

Assistant director: Jara Hilmarsdóttir

Podcast: Gunnlaugur Bjarnason

Project manager: Guja Sandholt

Music direction: Stefan Sand Groves og Gísli Jóhann Grétarsson

Conductor: Stefan Sand Groves

Rehearsal pianist: Hrönn Þráinsdóttir

Arrangement: Daniel Schlosberg

Orchestra

Piano: Eva Þyri Hilmarsdóttir, Matthildur Anna Gísladóttir

Cello: Sigurgeir Agnarsson, Guðný Jónsdóttir

Horn: Emil Friðfinnsson, Joseph Ognibene

Percussion: Frank Aarnink