Fidelio
Produced by Heartbeat Opera

Premiered at Baruch Performing Arts Center, May 2018
Remounted in February 2022 and performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mondavi Center at UC Davis, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, and The Broad Stage

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Original libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner & Georg Friedrich Sonnleithner
Adapted & Directed by Ethan Heard
Arranged & Music Directed by Daniel Schlosberg
New English Dialogue Co-Written by Marcus Scott & Ethan Heard

2018 PRODUCTION: Emma Jaster (Movement Direction), Reid Thompson (Set), Valérie Thérèse Bart (Costumes), Oliver Wason (Lights), Jon Carter (Hair & Make Up), Kate Marvin (Sound), Nicholas Hussong, Joey Moro, Paul Lieber (Projections), Jakob Plummer (Stage Manager), Jillian Carucci (Assistant Director), Michelle Jones (Carceral Expert), Nicholas Betson (Supertitles & Translation)

2022 PRODUCTION: Nigel Semaj (Movement & Fight Direction), Reid Thompson (Set), Valérie Thérèse Bart & Kara Branch (Costumes), Oliver Wason (Lighting), Kate Marvin (Sound), Caite Hevner (Projections), Dustin Z West (Stage Manager), Shadi Ghaheri (Associate Director), Rob Signom (Production Manager), Nyle Farmer (Associate Lighting Designer), Lucy Guillemette (Assistant Stage Manager), Nate Krogel (Audio Engineer), Rhys Roffey (Props & Wardrobe), David S. Harewood (Company Manager)

Photos by Russ Rowland