Relive your favorite operas all month long! Cincinnati’s classical public radio station, 90.9 WGUC, presents a series of special encore performances every Sunday at 8:00 PM through November. Tune in to 90.9 WGUC or wguc.org to listen.

Florestan has been wrongfully imprisoned and condemned to certain death. He has but one hope left: his adoring wife, Leonore. She infiltrates the prison by disguising herself as a man, plotting a daring rescue to save her one true love. It took a decade for Beethoven to complete Fidelio, his only opera, and his fierce musical genius permeates this thrilling ode to freedom, featuring soaring arias, heart-pounding choruses, and a glorious, uplifting finale. Celebrated soprano Christine Goerke stars as Leonore with tenor Russell Thomas as Florestan.

Originally performed in 2016 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven; libretto by Joseph von Sonnleithner
Jun Märkl, conductor; Chris Alexander, stage director
Featuring Christine Goerke, Russell Thomas, Nmon Ford, Nathan Stark, Daniel Sutin, Thomas Blondelle, Laura Tatulescu, John Overholt, and John Tibbetts