6/13/2023 0 Comments Fidelio san francisco opera![]() Still, Ozawa, who directs the San Francisco Opera’s next production of “Fidelio,†says that beyond all the historical-philosophical-emotional issues, his attention focuses on the music: “I come to opera as a musician, playing the clarinet for 14 years before shifting gears to directing. Long before he was born, Matthew Ozawa says there was a vital family connection with Beethoven’s “Fidelio.†His father was born in Wyoming’s Heart Mountain incarceration camp, a grim, shameful place of persecution and oppression, reminiscent of the yearning for freedom in the opera’s prisoners chorus. ![]() Matthew Ozawa sees a vital beacon of hope for the downtrodden in the opera’s dramatic arc from oppression to liberationĮditor’s Note: This article first appeared in San Francisco Classical Voice on Sept. photo by Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera ON ‘OTHERNESS’ — Matthew Ozawa preparing ‘Fidelio’ in the War Memorial.
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