The Met: Live in HD Season Continues in Theatres with Beethoven’s Fidelio on Saturday, March 15
Published by on Mar 03, 2025 9:26 AM
The Met: Live in HD Season Continues in Theatres with
Beethoven’s Fidelio on Saturday, March 15
Soprano Lise Davidsen makes her Met role debut as Leonore;
veteran bass René Pape returns to the Met as Rocco
Susanna Mälkki conducts
The Met: Live in HD is available through Fathom Entertainment in more than 700 theatres nationwide
New York and Denver (February 28, 2025)—The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season continues with Beethoven’s Fidelio, live in more than 700 theatres nationwide on Saturday, March 15, at 1PM ET. Renowned soprano Lise Davidsen returns to make her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonore, following an acclaimed Live in HD performance in November in the title role of Puccini’s Tosca.
Fathom Entertainment will also present two encores of Fidelio in theatres on Wednesday, March 19, at 1:00PM and 6:30 PM local time.
Tickets for Fidelio are on sale now at participating U.S. theatre locations. To purchase tickets for Fidelio, please visit the Fathom Entertainment website or participating theatre box offices (participating theatres are subject to change).
Celebrated veteran bass René Pape returns to the Met as Rocco, having last appeared in 2021 in the title role of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. Tenor David Butt Philip stars as Florestan. Butt Philip last performed at the Met during the 2021–22 season as Laertes in the company premiere of Brett Dean’s Hamlet. Bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny makes his Met role debut as Don Pizarro.
The cast also includes soprano Ying Fang as Marzelline and tenor Magnus Dietrich in his company debut as Jaquino. Bass Stephen Milling sings the role of Don Fernando, and Grammy Award–nominated conductor Susanna Mälkki returns to the podium to lead Jürgen Flimm’s production.
The creative team for Flimm’s production includes set designer Robert Israel, costume designer Florence von Gerkan, and lighting designer Duane Schuler. Fidelio has been called a hymn to freedom and human dignity. One of the most famous and powerful moments in Fidelio is the soaring Act I Prisoners’ Chorus, “O welche Lust!” This production by Flimm premiered on October 13, 2000, and was last seen at the Met in 2017. The upcoming March 15 performance marks the opera’s inaugural Live in HD transmission to cinemas worldwide.
Gary Halvorson will direct the Live in HD presentation, and tenor Ben Bliss will host the transmission, sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviews during intermission.
The Stars of Fidelio
Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Helsinki, Finland
Lise Davidsen, Leonore; Stokke, Norway
Ying Fang, Marzelline; Ningbo, China
David Butt Philip, Florestan; Somerset, England
Magnus Dietrich, Jaquino; Munich, Germany
Tomasz Konieczny, Don Pizarro; Łódź, Poland
René Pape, Rocco; Dresden, Germany
Stephen Milling, Don Fernando; Copenhagen, Denmark
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The 2024–25 Live in HD season continues with Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (April 26), Strauss’s Salome (May 17), and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (May 31). All performances will be Saturday matinees transmitted live from the Met stage.
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The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is supported by Rolex.