BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 16 : Prom 50: Beethoven's Fidelio

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BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 16 : Prom 50: Beethoven's Fidelio
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Title:BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 16 : Prom 50: Beethoven's Fidelio
Genre: Documentary
Air Date: 2009-08-22
Season Number: 63
Episodes Number: 16
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A concert performance of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, accompanied by a cast of international singers and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, formed of young Israeli and Arab musicians. The opera is a passionate protest against political injustice and a hymn of praise to the power of human love. Sung in German, this performance uses English narration written by the orchestra's co-founder, the late Edward Said. Presenter and Beethoven enthusiast John Suchet is joined by some of the artists and special guests.
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