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Sir Georg Solti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and an all-star cast of soloists in rehearsal for Beethoven's Fidelio in Orchestra Hall in May 1979
Robert M. Lightfoot III
In May 1979, Sir Georg Solti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, along with an all-star cast of soloists, in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Following performances in Orchestra Hall and Carnegie Hall, the work was recorded in Chicago’s Medinah Temple by London Records and was, according to a Decca advertisement, the “first opera recording made by the digital process.”
Beethoven Fidelio, Op. 72
Sir Georg Solti conductor
Hildegard Behrens soprano (Leonore)
Sona Ghazarian soprano (Marzelline)
Peter Hofmann tenor (Florestan)
David Kübler tenor (Jaquino)
Theo Adam baritone (Don Pizarro)
Hans Sotin bass (Rocco)
Gwynne Howell bass (Don Fernando)
Robert Johnson tenor (Prisoner)
Philip Kraus baritone (Prisoner)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
May 1979 (London)
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