O welche Lust

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"O welche Lust" is the famous Prisoners’ Chorus from Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom.

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instanceOf chorus
musical work
opera chorus
alsoKnownAs Gefangenenchor
Prisoners’ Chorus
Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio
associatedCharacterGroup prisoners
associatedTheme freedom
hope
human dignity
political oppression
associatedWorkPremiereVersion first version of Fidelio (three-act version)
basedOnLibrettoRevisionBy Georg Friedrich Treitschke
catalogueNote not assigned a separate opus number, part of the opera Fidelio, Op. 72
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
dramaticContext sung by political prisoners allowed into the prison courtyard
dramaticFunction expresses the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom
frequentlyPerformedIn concert performances of excerpts from Fidelio
opera gala programs
genre opera music
key G major
language German
librettist Joseph Sonnleithner
lyricist Joseph Sonnleithner
notableFor being one of the most famous choruses in German opera
symbolizing liberation in concert and political contexts
operaFinalTitle Fidelio
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
operaNumberOfActs 2
operaOriginalTitle Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe
operaPremiereCity Vienna
operaPremiereCountry Austria
operaPremiereDate 1805-11-20
operaPremiereLocation Theater an der Wien
orchestration orchestra
originalTitle O welche Lust
partOf Fidelio
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
period Classical period
positionInWork Act 1
near the end of Act 1
setting a state prison near Seville
tempoMarking Andante
textIncipit O welche Lust, in freier Luft
titleLanguage German
vocalForces bass soloists
male chorus
tenor soloists
workByComposer Ludwig van Beethoven

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O welche Lust originalTitle O welche Lust