Fidelio Vienna was under French military occupation, and most of the audience were French military officers. After this premiere, Beethoven was pressured by friends to revise and shorten the opera into just two acts, and he did so with the help of Stephan von Breuning. The composer also wrote a new overture (now known as "Leonore No. 3"; see below). In this form the opera was first performed on 29 March and 10 April 1806, with greater success. Further performances were prevented by a dispute between Beethoven and the theatre management. In 1814 Beethoven revised his opera yet again, with additional
The Devil in Love (opera) The Devil in Love (opera) The Devil in Love (; ) is an opera in three acts by the Russian composer Alexander Vustin (born 1943). The Russian libretto was written by Vladimir Khachaturov after the novel "The Devil in Love" by Jacques Cazotte (1772). This is probably the most important composition of Alexander Vustin. He worked on this opera for around 15 years (1975–1989). Despite his efforts, the opera still was not performed. However, the composer used the same or similar musical material in dozens of his compositions written during the same period. «Ex oriente...III» Eight Composers from the former