Fidelio of overwhelming the (rather light) initial scenes of the opera. Beethoven accordingly experimented with cutting it back somewhat, for a planned 1808 performance in Prague; this is believed to be the version now called "Leonore No. 1". Finally, for the 1814 revival Beethoven began anew, and with fresh musical material wrote what we now know as the "Fidelio" overture. As this somewhat lighter overture seems to work best of the four as a start to the opera, Beethoven's final intentions are generally respected in contemporary productions. While some believe that Gustav Mahler introduced the practice of performing "Leonore No. 3"
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