Lock her up!

Walton, Christopher (2020). Lock her up! Opera: the world's leading opera magazine, 71(12), pp. 1415-1420. Opera

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Beethoven's "Fidelio" is today generally regarded as a political, liberationist opera. This article takes an implicitly feminist approach to show that the politics of "Fidelio" is not central to the work, and that the liberation of Florestan is dependent on the ultimate subjugation of Leonore.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

Bern Academy of the Arts
Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation

Name:

Walton, Christopher0000-0003-3675-9118

ISSN:

0030-3526

Publisher:

Opera

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christopher Walton

Date Deposited:

14 Dec 2020 11:02

Last Modified:

17 Jan 2024 11:34

ARBOR DOI:

10.24451/arbor.13478

URI:

https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/13478

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