Fidelio You have by your co-operation saved what is best from the shipwreck. For all this I shall be eternally grateful to you." The full score was not published until 1826, and all three versions are known as Beethoven's Opus 72. The first performance outside Vienna took place in Prague on 21 November 1814, with a revival in Vienna on 3 November 1822. In its two-act version, the opera was staged in London on 18 May 1832 at the King's Theatre, and in New York on 9 September 1839 at the Park Theatre. "Fidelio" was Arturo Toscanini's first complete opera performance
The Crucible (opera) The Crucible (opera) The Crucible is an English language opera written by Robert Ward based on the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. It won both the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics Circle Citation. The libretto was lightly adapted from Miller's text by Bernard Stambler. Ward received a commission from the New York City Opera to write the opera. Arthur Miller was involved in selecting Ward. It is one of the most performed operas by an American composer. "The Crucible" premiered on 26 October 1961 at the New York City Opera (NYCO), with Chester