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Fidelio

American  
[fi-deyl-yoh] / fɪˈdeɪl yoʊ /

noun

  1. an opera (1805) by Ludwig van Beethoven.


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When Covid struck in 2020, she was singing Leonore in Fidelio at the Royal Opera House.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023

Philips Fidelio L3 Headphones: If they need effective noise-cancelling and top-tier sound quality, these new over-ear headphones are sure to please.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Conceived as a Singspiel, in which spoken dialogue alternates with musical numbers, Fidelio took eight years to reach the form in which it’s usually heard today.

From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2020

Pascale Beaudin brought a powdery-soft soprano to the role of Marceline, the jailor’s daughter who pines for the attentions of the apprentice Fidelio — never suspecting that he is in fact a woman.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2017

Tío Mundo had been jailed, and Tío Fidelio was maybe dead.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez