I rebuilt Fidelio after its failed 1805 premiere
Fidelio, my only opera and my largest work to that point, failed critically and financially in November 1805. I revised it, and the third version was well received in July 1814 and staged often after.
Fidelio, my only opera and my largest work to that point, failed critically and financially in November 1805. I revised it, and the third version was well received in July 1814 and staged often after.
My Ninth Symphony adds choral forces to the orchestra in its last movement. It premiered in Vienna on 7 May 1824 to great acclaim, with the chorus singing the score I refused to simplify.