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Today's Thursday Opera Matinee is a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio recorded at the 2020 Perth Festival in Western Australia. Christiane Libor stars as Leonore, who disguises herself as a man to rescue her wrongly imprisoned husband Florestan, sung by Tomislav Mužek. Plus Beethoven's best-loved symphony from another of this week's featured Australian orchestras - the Queensland SO. And the afternoon ends with a return to Western Australia for excerpts from Strauss' Salome.

Presented by Ian Skelly.

2pm
Beethoven Fidelio, opera in 2 acts, Op.72
Leonore/Fidelio ….. Christiane Libor (soprano)
Florestan ….. Tomislav Mužek (tenor)
Don Fernando ….. Adrian Tamburini (bass)
Marzelline ….. Felicitas Fuchs (soprano)
Jaquino ….. Andrew Goodwin (tenor)
Don Pizarro ….. Warwick Fyfe (bass)
Rocco ….. Jonathan Lemalu (bass baritone)
First Prisoner ….. Matthew Lester (tenor)
Second Prisoner ….. David Dockery (bass)
West Australian Opera Chorus
West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Asher Fisch (conductor)

c.3.50pm
Beethoven: Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)

c.4.20pm
Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Asher Fisch (conductor)

Strauss Final scene from Salome
Gun-Brit Barkmin (soprano)
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Asher Fisch (conductor)