Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German
| Composed | 1814 |
| Instrumentation | 2[1.2/pic] 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 2 2 0 — tmp — str |
| Duration | 130 minutes |
| Soloists | Leonore (dram sop), Florestan (dram ten), Pizarro (bass-bar), Rocco (bass), Marzelline (lyric sop), Jaquino (ten) + Don Fernando and two prisoner solos |
| Chorus | Yes |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Core canon — standard repertoire |
| Editions & hire | Bärenreiter ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.