# San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall, June 25, 2015

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2014-2015/Fidelio.aspx) presents Beethoven's _Fidelio_  
2015-06-25  
[Davies Symphony Hall](http://www.sfsymphony.org)  
[201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Van+Ness,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Thursday, June 25, 2015

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Beethoven: _Fidelio_, Op. 72 (1814)

## Act One

[8:00 PM lights down, announcements, concert tuning]

01. [8:02 PM] (Opening speech by Leonore)
02. [8:03 PM] Overture
03. [8:10 PM] Marzelline/Jaquino duet: _Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein_
04. [8:15 PM] Marzelline aria: _O wär ich schon mit dir vereint_
05. [8:19 PM] (Another speech by Leonore)
06. [8:20 PM] Marzelline/Leonore/Rocco/Jaquino quartet: _Mir ist so wunderbar_
07. [8:24 PM] Rocco aria: _Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben_
08. [8:28 PM] Rocco/Leonore/Marzelline trio: _Gut, Söhnchen, gut_
09. [8:34 PM] March
10. [8:36 PM] Pizarro aria with chorus: _Ha, welch ein Augenblick!_
11. [8:39 PM] Pizarro/Rocco duet: _Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es Eile!_
12. [8:44 PM] Leonore recitative: _Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?_
13. [8:45 PM] Leonore aria: _Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern_
14. [8:52 PM] Chorus of Prisoners: _O welche Lust, in freier Luft_
15. [8:59 PM] Leonore/Rocco duet: _Noch heute! Noch heute!_
16. [9:05 PM] Scene №. 12: Pizarro/Rocco: _Verwegner Alter! Welche Rechte_
17. [9:m PM] Scene №. 13: Prisoner Chorus/Marzelline/Leonore/Jaquino/Pizarro/Rocco: _Leb' wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht_  
[act one ends 9:10 PM]

## Act Two

[9:30 PM lights down, tuning]

01. [9:32 PM] Florestan recitative: _Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!_ 
02. [9:m PM] Florestan aria: _In des Lebens Frühlingstagen_
03. [9:42 PM] Leonore/Rocco melodrama: _Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewölbe!_
04. [9:44 PM] Rocco/Leonore duet:  _Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben_
05. [9:49 PM] Florestan/Rocco/Leonore trio: _Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten_
06. [9:55 PM] Pizarro/Florestan/Leonore/Rocco quartet: _Er sterbe! Doch er soll erst wissen_
07. [10:01 PM] Leonore/Florestan duet: _O namenlose Freude!_
08. [10:04 PM] Chorus of Prisoners and People/Fernando: _Heil sei dem Tag_  
[show ends 10:17 PM; applause and bows for several minutes, then off]


## Performers

### San Francisco Symphony

* [Joélle Harvey](http://www.joelleharvey.com/) as _Marzelline_, daughter of Rocco: soprano vox;
* [Alan Held](http://www.alanheld.com/) as _Don Pizarro_, Governor of the State Prison: bass-baritone vox;
* [Brandon Jovanovich](http://brandonjovanovich.com/) as _Florestan_, a political prisoner: tenor vox;
* [Kevin Langan](http://www.uzanartists.com/portfolio/kevin-langan/) as _Rocco_, a jailer: bass vox;
* [Matthew Newlin](http://www.matthewnewlin.com/) as _first prisoner_: tenor vox;
* [Nicholas Phan](http://www.nicholas-phan.com/) as _Jacquino_, a porter and assistant jailer: tenor vox;
* [Luca Pisaroni](http://www.lucapisaroni.com/) as _Don Fernando_, Spanish nobleman and Government Minister: bass-baritone vox;
* [Nina Stemme](http://ninastemme.com/) as _Leonore_, wife of Florestan, disguised as _Fidelio_, a young man: soprano vox;
* [Michael Tilson Thomas](http://www.michaeltilsonthomas.com/): conductor, music director;
* [Craig Verm](http://www.craigverm.com/) as _second prisoner_: baritone vox;
* symphony members vary by program, see [the current list](http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors).


### San Francisco Symphony Chorus

* Ragnar Bohlin: director;
* [performers vary by program](http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors/SFS-Chorus/Chorus-Roster)

### Production Credits

* Libretto by Joseph von Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke from the libretto of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly _Léonore ou l’amour conjugal_

## Notes

I thought tonight's show was decent entertainment, but not nearly as much fun as the [recent performance](2015-06-04) of Ravel's _Spanish Hour_. Joélle Harvey certainly captured my attention in her brief turns in the spotlight -- I'll be happy to see her listed on future concert programs.

Lisa Houston posted a [promo interview](https://www.sfcv.org/events-calendar/artist-spotlight/beethoven-festival-welcomes-nina-stemme) with Nina Stemme on SFCV.

Joshua Kosman posted a disappointingly brief [promo](http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Nina-Stemme-stars-in-Symphony-Fidelio-6346714.php) for the opera on SFGate. I guess the newspaper (or Symphony?) doesn't feel it's necessary to pay for a better piece? Seems amusing to me that while the title focuses on Nina Stemme, the first pic that pops up is of Brandon Jovanovich: someone's asleep at the switch!

Stephen Smoliar posted a rather lukewarm [review](http://www.examiner.com/article/mtt-concludes-the-sfs-beethoven-festival-with-the-composer-s-only-opera) for the Examiner.  Fair enough!

Mark Swed posted an interesting [review](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-sf-symphony-fidelio-review-20150627-column.html) for the L.A.Times. Didn't realize our arts were part of their awareness! Plus, they also added a good set of pics. Nice to have those too, thanks!

Steve Winn posted a lukewarm [review](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/san-francisco-symphony/stemme-shines-in-lukewarm-sfs-fidelio) for SFCV.

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