EditorialJosh Castille, left, a deaf performance artist acting the role of Florestan, works with the director, Alberto Arvelo, center, and Ian Koziara, the tenor singing the role of Florestan, during a rehearsal for a new production of Beethoven’s opera “Fidelio,” in Los Angeles, April 8, 2022. (Michael Tyrone Delaney/The New York Times)
EditorialConductor Herbert von Karajan rehearses a scene with Christl Goltz (Leonore) and Giuseppe Zampieri (Florestan) in his production of Beethoven's Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival 1957.
EditorialConductor Herbert von Karajan rehearses a scene with Christl Goltz (Leonore) and Giuseppe Zampieri (Florestan) in his production of Beethoven's Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival 1957.