524 Fidelio is also the name of a song on the album Valentina by The Wedding Present. 524 Fidelio Fidelio (minor planet designation: 524 Fidelio) is a large minor planet with a diameter of 71 km, orbiting the Sun near the center of the main asteroid belt. Fidelio contains both metals and carbon (Spectral class XC). Concerning its name, the "Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances" notes, "This is the name of Leonora when disguised as a man in the opera "Fidelio" (composed 1805) by the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The name dates from a period when Max Wolf
Fidelio Fidelio, his wife Leonore in disguise, but tells Fidelio that there will be reward for the good deed in Heaven ("Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten"—"You shall be rewarded in better worlds"). Fidelio further begs Rocco to be allowed to give Florestan a crust of bread, and Rocco consents. Rocco obeys his orders and sounds the alarm for Pizarro, who appears and asks if all is ready. Rocco says that it is, and instructs Fidelio to leave the dungeon, but Fidelio hides instead. Pizarro reveals his identity to Florestan, who accuses him of murder ("Er sterbe! Doch er soll erst