bass vocals [don fernando] Franz Crass
bass vocals [don pizarro] Walter Berry
bass vocals [rocco] Gottlob Frick
choir Philharmonia Chorus
chorus master Wilhelm Pitz
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
conductor Otto Klemperer
cover [front cover] Enterprise IG
design [front cover] Enterprise IG
engineer [balance] Douglas Larter
libretto by Georg Friedrich Treitschke
libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner
libretto by [after] Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
libretto by [english translation] William Mann
liner notes Richard Osborne
liner notes [french translation] Michel Roubinet
liner notes [german translation] Helga Ratcliff
mezzo-soprano vocals [leonore] Christa Ludwig
orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
producer Walter Legge
remastered by [digitally remastered by] Allan Ramsay
soprano vocals [marzelline] Ingeborg Hallstein
tenor vocals [erster gefangener] Kurt Wehofschitz
tenor vocals [florestan] Jon Vickers
tenor vocals [jaquino] Gerhard Unger
Phonographic Copyright (p) EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) EMI Records Ltd.
Recorded At Kingsway Hall
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Remastered At Abbey Road Studios
Pressed By EMI Uden
Fidelio recorded: 6-10, 12-14, 17.II. & 7.III.1962, Kingsway Hall, London, and 15&19.II.1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Leonore Nr. 3 recorded 4&5.XI.1963, Kingsway Hall, London

Fidelio ℗ 1962 & Ouvertüre Leonore Nr. 3: ℗ 1964 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Digital remastering ℗ 2000 by EMI Records Ltd.
© 2000 EMI Records Ltd.

Timing CD1: 76:30 min
Timing CD2: 66:22 min


Printed in the EU. Made in the EU.

Remastered at Abbey Road Studios and noise shaped via the Prism SNS system for optimum sound quality. Stereo ADD.

Cardboard sleeve with double CD jewel case.
Including an 154 page booklet with the libretto in English, German and French
Barcode: 7 24356 73642 9 (Text)
Barcode: 724356736429 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 6646
Matrix / Runout: EMI UDEN 5673652 @ 1 (CD1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L047 (CD1)
Mould SID Code: ifpi 159C (CD 1 (Version 1))
Mould SID Code: ifpi AAHG8 (CD 1 (Version 2))
Other: 1-1-10-NL (CD1 (Version 1))
Other: 010116-NL (CD 1 (Version 2))
Matrix / Runout: EMI UDEN 5673662 @ 2 (CD2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L046 (CD2)
Mould SID Code: ifpi 1508 (CD2 (Version 1))
Mould SID Code: ifpi 15F7 (CD2 (Version2))
Other: 1-2-5-NL (CD2 (version 1))
Other: 010211-NL (CD2 (version 2))
SPARS Code: ADD
Price Code: PM 617 (F)
Price Code: CMS (UK)