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A new production of the opera Fidelio offers commentary on justice in America
Beethoven's "Fidelio" features a wrongfully imprisoned man and his wife who tries to free him. A new production recasts the opera as a commentary on today's U.S. justice system.
NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas has the story.
This segment aired on February 21, 2022.