CAST
(In order of appearance)
| CHARACTER | VOICE | ARTISTS |
| Jacquino, prison porter | Tenor | Martin Zysset, Switzerland* |
| Marzelline, Rocco's daughter | Soprano | Ute Selbig, Germany |
| Rocco, the jailer | Bass | Reinhard Hagen, Germany |
| Leonore (Fidelio) | Soprano | Eva Johansson, Denmark |
| Don Pizarro, prison governor | Baritone | Green Grimsley, USA |
| First Prisoner | Tenor | TBA |
| Second Prisoner | Baritone | TBA |
| Florestan, Spanish noble | Tenor | John Keyes, USA |
| Don Fernando, King's Minister | Bass | Pavel Daniluk, Ukraine* |
| Conductor | Christof Perrick, Germany* | |
| Director | Michael Hampe, Germany | |
| Soldiers, Prisoners, Townspeople *San Diego Opera début |
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
| Marzelline | mahr-tsehl-LEE-nah |
| Rocco | ROHC-coh |
| Leonore | leh-oh-NOH-reh |
| Pizarro | pee-TSAHR-roh |
| Florestan | FLOH-res-tahn |
| Jacquino | yak-KEE-noh |
| Zysset | TSIS-set |
| Ute Selbig | OO-teh SEL-bisch |
| Reinhard Hagen | RINE-hardt HAH-gen (hard g) |
| Eva Johansson | AY-vah yoh-HAHNS-sohn |
| Keyes | KAYEEZ |
| Pavel Daniluk | PAH-vehl DAH-nee-look |
| Hampe | HAHM-peh |