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RESTRICTED -- Beethoven’s 200-Year-Old ‘Fidelio’ Enters Today’s Prisons

In an undated handout photo provided by Russ Rowland, Kelly Griffin, right, and Derrell Acon perform in “Fidelio” in New York. To bring the work to life in the era of Black Lives Matter, Heartbeat Opera’s co-artistic director, Ethan Heard, and co-music director, Daniel Schlosberg, have set their production within today’s U.S. criminal justice system, which disproportionately incarcerates people of color. (Russ Rowland via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED FIDELIO PRISONS BY RYAN EBRIGHT. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED.