daneben

Updated: February 23, 2026

Rocco promises Marcellina's hand to Fidelio as the reward of her fidelity, but in the characteristic and sonorous Gold song, "Hat man nicht auch Geld daneben," reminds them that money as well as love is necessary to housekeeping.

George P. (George Putnam) Upton - The Standard Operas (12th edition) : Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers